Nicholasville, KY is a vibrant city located in the heart of Kentucky. The local political scene runs deep, with many candidates running for office each year. In 2020, there are two candidates vying for the mayor鈥檚 seat: incumbent Joe Dan Freeman and challenger Kaylee Smith. Freeman is a longtime resident of Nicholasville who has spent over 20 years working to better the city. His primary focus has been on public safety, education and economic development projects; he also works closely with the business community to ensure that their needs are met. Smith is a newcomer to Nicholasville who brings fresh ideas and energy to the race. Her platform focuses heavily on green initiatives including renewable energy sources and sustainable growth efforts. Both candidates have strong records of community involvement and dedication to improving the quality of life for residents in 40356 Nicholasville, KY.
The political climate in Zip 40356 (Nicholasville, 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 40356 (Nicholasville, KY) is strongly conservative.
Nicholasville, 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.
Nicholasville, 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 40356 (Nicholasville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 861 contributions totaling $263,303 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 411 contributions totaling $225,188 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $548 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)