40025 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 77% of adults in 40025 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 40025, ~36% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 40025 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 40025 leans more Republican than 29 of 43 neighbors.
40025 runs about 25 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 40025 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 40025, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in 40025 are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 40025, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 40025 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 40025 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in 40025 own their home, compared to around 72% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in 40025 have completed high school, above 98% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.