Shepherdsville, KY is located in Bullitt County and is a vibrant and diverse community. With a population of over 12,000 people, the political landscape of Shepherdsville is composed of both local and state representatives. Locally, the city is represented by Mayor Curtis Hockenbury who was elected in 2020. He focuses on improving infrastructure, public safety, and helping businesses to thrive. At the state level, Shepherdsville is represented by Senator Christian McDaniel and Representative Jason Nemes who were both elected in 2018. They are committed to issues such as increasing government efficiency and promoting job growth throughout the county. Additionally, there are many passionate citizens who participate in local politics through civic organizations or voting during elections. The political environment of Shepherdsville is an active one that strives for betterment within the community.
The political climate in Zip 40165 (Shepherdsville, KY) is very conservative.
Bullitt County, KY is very conservative. In Bullitt County, KY 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bullitt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.1%.
Bullitt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40165 (Shepherdsville, KY) is very conservative.
Shepherdsville, Kentucky is very conservative.
Bullitt County, Kentucky is very conservative.
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.
Shepherdsville, Kentucky: R R R R R R
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 40165 (Shepherdsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 222 contributions totaling $19,089 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $45,852 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)