40914 is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 54% of adults in 40914 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 40914, ~5% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 40914 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 40914 leans more Republican than 17 of 18 neighbors.
40914 runs about 49 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 40914. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+71), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 40914 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 40914, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in 40914 live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 40914 sits in the bottom quarter (about 6%, below 98% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 40914 are family households, above 84% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 40914, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 40914 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 40914 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 46%, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 64% of adults in 40914 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 40914 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.