41135 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 41135 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41135, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41135 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41135 is the most Republican-leaning.
41135 runs about 40 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 41135 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 41135, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in 41135 live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 41135 sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 41135 are family households, above 82% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 41135, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 41135 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 41135 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 9 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. 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.