40801 is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 50% of adults in 40801 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 40801, ~5% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 40801 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 40801 leans more Republican than 28 of 33 neighbors.
40801 runs about 50 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 40801 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 40801, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in 40801 hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 40801, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 40801 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 40801 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 41%, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in 40801 rent, compared to around 20% in nearby zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in 40801 have completed high school, below 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.