40759 is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 40759 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 40759, ~7% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 40759 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 40759 leans more Republican than 13 of 15 neighbors.
40759 runs about 47 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 40759 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 40759, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 40759, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 40759 are family households, above 80% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 40759, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 40759 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 40759 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 6 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in 40759 have completed high school, below 93% 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.