40845 is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 40845 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 40845, ~6% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 40845 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 40845 leans more Republican than 23 of 27 neighbors.
40845 runs about 49 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 40845 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 40845, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 2% of adults in 40845 hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 40845 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 79% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 40845 are family households, above 92% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 40845, 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 40845 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 40845 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 44%, about 11 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in 40845 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.