40844 is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 62% of adults in 40844 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 40844, ~7% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 40844 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 40844 leans more Republican than 18 of 26 neighbors.
40844 runs about 47 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 40844 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 40844, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 40844, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 40844 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of zip codes).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 40844, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 40844 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 40844 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 75% of adults in 40844 have completed high school, below 96% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 40844 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.