40972 is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 58% of adults in 40972 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 40972, ~6% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 40972 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 40972 is the most Republican-leaning.
40972 runs about 50 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 40972 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 40972, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 40972, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 40972 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 40972 are family households, above 85% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 40972, 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 40972 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 40972 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 45%, about 10 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in 40972 have completed high school, below 96% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 40972 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.