The city of Berea, KY is located in Madison County and holds a population of just over 14,000 people. Although the city is quite small, it has a strong history of political engagement. Citizens are passionate about their local politics and take pride in having their voice heard on important issues. The City Council meets regularly to discuss matters such as infrastructure, economic development, public safety, and more. All residents have the opportunity to attend these meetings and let their views be known. Local elections also bring out high levels of citizen involvement as they choose candidates that align with their values and beliefs. Through this process, the citizens ensure that their voices are heard in local government decisions.
The political climate in Zip 40404 (Berea, KY) is moderately conservative.
Madison County, KY is strongly conservative. In Madison County, KY 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 35.4%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 40404 (Berea, KY) is moderately conservative.
Berea, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Madison County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Richmond-Berea Metro Area is very 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.
Berea, 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 40404 (Berea)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)