40941 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 40941 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 40941, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 40941 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 40941 is the least Republican-leaning.
40941 runs about 33 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 40941 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 40941, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in 40941 are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 40941, 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 40941 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 40941 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 42%, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 43% of households in 40941 rent, compared to around 21% in nearby zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in 40941 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.