The politics in 41014 Covington, KY are largely dominated by the local Democratic Party. In recent years there have been several Democratic candidates that have run for offices within the city, including Mayor Joe Meyer and City Council Member Rick Smith. The city has seen a significant rise in voter turnout during elections, which is attributed to the progressive stance of many of the local Democratic candidates. Additionally, initiatives such as early voting and same-day registration have made it easier for citizens to participate in elections. As a result, Covington has become an increasingly important part of state-wide politics.
The political climate in Zip 41014 (Covington, KY) is somewhat conservative.
Kenton County, KY is moderately conservative. In Kenton County, KY 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kenton county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.3%.
Kenton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 41014 (Covington, KY) is somewhat conservative.
Covington, Kentucky is somewhat conservative.
Kenton County, Kentucky is moderately conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Covington, 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 41014 (Covington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 216 contributions totaling $8,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $2,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)