The city of Wilmore, KY (zip code 40390) is a small town located in Jessamine County. It is a part of the Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area and has a population of about 4,000 people. Although it is relatively small, Wilmore has its own local political community and leaders. The city council consists of six members who are elected by the residents every two years. They work together to make decisions that ensure the best outcomes for Wilmore and its citizens. Residents also have the opportunity to vote for mayors and other important political representatives at both county and state levels. In short, Wilmore is an integral part of Kentucky’s political landscape and plays an important role in advancing progressive values in the region.
The political climate in Zip 40390 (Wilmore, KY) is strongly conservative.
Jessamine County, KY is very conservative. In Jessamine County, KY 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jessamine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.6%.
Jessamine county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40390 (Wilmore, KY) is strongly conservative.
Wilmore, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Jessamine County, Kentucky is very 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.
Wilmore, 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 40390 (Wilmore)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $13,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $31,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)