The city of Versailles, KY is a small but mighty community located in the heart of Woodford County. The local political scene in Versailles is marked by great diversity and a strong sense of civic pride. The city council includes six council members elected from designated districts. Each member holds office for a two-year term and is responsible for legislation, policy making, and providing an open forum for public input on community affairs. Throughout the year, residents are invited to attend public meetings to discuss local issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, zoning regulations, safety initiatives, and more. Local elections are held every two years in November to ensure that the people of Versailles have their voices heard. With its diverse population and commitment to civic responsibility, the citizens of Versailles strive to make their city a vibrant place where all can thrive together.
The political climate in Zip 40383 (Versailles, KY) is somewhat conservative.
Woodford County, KY is somewhat conservative. In Woodford County, KY 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodford county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 42.9%.
Woodford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40383 (Versailles, KY) is somewhat conservative.
Versailles, Kentucky is somewhat conservative.
Woodford County, Kentucky is somewhat conservative.
Lexington-Fayette Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Versailles, 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 40383 (Versailles)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 866 contributions totaling $217,109 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 337 contributions totaling $295,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $877 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)