41051 leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 87% of adults in 41051 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41051, ~30% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41051 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41051 leans more Republican than 33 of 44 neighbors.
Politically, 41051 sits close to the rest of Kentucky.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 41051. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 23 points.
Why 41051 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 41051, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in 41051 are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; 41051, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 41051 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in 41051 have completed high school, about 11 points above the Kentucky average of 85%. 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.