The Kentucky Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is currently the minority party in the state, as the rival Republican Party of Kentucky overwhelmingly dominates in the state legislature, congressional delegation, and presidential elections. However, the party does currently control the governorship and lieutenant governorship, and maintains some strength in local elections.
Historically, the Democratic Party dominated in Kentucky, particularly in state elections, and led in party registration as recently as 2022; even today, a sizable 43.6% of voters are registered Democrats.[2] However, this metric obscures the fact that a large number of registered Democrats in the commonwealth now routinely vote Republican. This has been attributed to the fact that Kentucky is contained within the Bible Belt, with many of these voters holding socially conservative views. Also Eastern Kentucky was formerly a Democratic stronghold, but is heavily dependent on coal-mining, likely alienating residents due to the Democratic Party's environmentalist policies.
^"Registration Statistics - State Board of Elections". elect.ky.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
^"Registration Statistics". Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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