St. Matthews, KY is a small city located in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city has a population of approximately 18,000 people and is known for its diverse community. Politically, St. Matthews is largely a Democratic stronghold with nearly two-thirds of registered voters belonging to the Democratic Party. Local political races are hotly contested due to the growing population, and the 2018 mayoral race was especially competitive as it saw incumbent Mayor Richard Fox win re-election against challenger Aaron Schneeberg by only 76 votes. The mayor and city council work together on a variety of issues ranging from budgeting to public safety concerns. St. Matthews takes pride in its vibrant political atmosphere and residents look forward to participating in local elections each year as their voices are heard and their opinions respected when it comes to local issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in 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
St. Matthews, KY 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 St. Matthews, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19,525 contributions totaling $3,689,554 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,246 contributions totaling $2,938,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $692 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)