The politics of 40059 Prospect, KY are diverse and vary based on the opinions of its residents. While the town is small and does not draw much attention from national politicians, local candidates regularly campaign in Prospect during election season. Local elections often focus on issues such as taxation and infrastructure, both of which affect the daily lives of those who live in this rural area. The community has a history of voting for conservative candidates, but recent changes have shifted the political landscape and allowed for greater diversity among elected officials. During local elections, voters must balance their individual beliefs with what is best for the community as a whole when choosing who to support. Regardless of ideology or candidate preference, all citizens have an opportunity to make their voice heard at the ballot box in 40059 Prospect, KY.
The political climate in Zip 40059 (Prospect, KY) is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, KY is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, KY 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.9% to 38.8%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40059 (Prospect, KY) is leaning liberal.
Prospect, Kentucky is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Kentucky is moderately liberal.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Kentucky is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Prospect, Kentucky: d d D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 40059 (Prospect)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,950 contributions totaling $647,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $332 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 856 contributions totaling $606,458 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $708 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)