41171 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 70% of adults in 41171 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41171, ~16% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41171 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41171 is the least Republican-leaning.
41171 runs about 23 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 41171. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 33 points.
Why 41171 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 41171, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in 41171 drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 41171 sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 97% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 41171 are family households, above 77% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 41171, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 41171 looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 41171 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.