The politics in 40207 St. Matthews, KY are strongly influenced by the values of its residents. The people of this area are committed to maintaining their small-town charm and sense of community while being responsive to the demands of progress. Residents have a shared appreciation for the environment, public safety, educational excellence, and economic growth. This is reflected in their local political leadership who strive to be fiscally responsible while advocating for measures that will benefit the citizens of this area. Community members actively participate in the political process by attending meetings and events related to candidates running for elected office or ballot measures that affect the community at large. Their commitment ensures that decisions are made with the best interests of St. Matthews and its citizens in mind.
The political climate in Zip 40207 (St. Matthews, KY) is somewhat 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 40207 (St. Matthews, KY) is somewhat liberal.
St. Matthews, Kentucky is somewhat 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.
St. Matthews, 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 40207 (St. Matthews)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,599 contributions totaling $1,325,372 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,514 contributions totaling $1,013,883 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $670 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)