The politics in 40511 Lexington-Fayette, KY are relatively similar to the politics of the rest of Kentucky. In 40511, Republican candidates generally dominate state and local races, although there have been several successful Democratic candidates in recent years. At the federal level, the area is represented by two Democratic senators and one Republican representative. Major issues in the area focus on education reform, economic development, affordable healthcare, and job creation. Local candidates for office run on platforms advocating for these issues and more. While specific policies may differ between individual candidates, overall they share a commitment to improving life for those living in 40511 Lexington-Fayette.
The political climate in Zip 40511 (Lexington-Fayette, KY) is somewhat liberal.
Fayette County, KY is moderately liberal. In Fayette County, KY 59.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.2% to 38.5%.
Fayette county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40511 (Lexington-Fayette, KY) is somewhat liberal.
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is somewhat liberal.
Fayette County, Kentucky is moderately liberal.
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.
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky: r r 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 40511 (Lexington-Fayette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 638 contributions totaling $219,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 301 contributions totaling $991,808 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)