Kentucky Democratic Party

Kentucky Democratic Party
ChairpersonColmon Elridge
GovernorAndy Beshear
Lieutenant GovernorJacqueline Coleman
Senate LeaderGerald Neal
House LeaderDerrick Graham
HeadquartersFrankfort, Kentucky
Membership (2023)Decrease 1,523,414[1]
IdeologyModern liberalism
National affiliationDemocratic Party
Colors  Blue
Statewide Executive Offices
2 / 7
Senate
7 / 38
House of Representatives
20 / 100
U.S. Senate
0 / 2
U.S. House of Representatives
1 / 6
Website
https://kydemocrats.org

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 many of these voters hold socially conservative views and feel alienated due to the party increasingly adopting socially liberal policies.

  1. ^ "Registration Statistics - State Board of Elections". elect.ky.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Registration Statistics". Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

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