41204 is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 45% of adults in 41204 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41204, ~8% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41204 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41204 leans more Republican than 6 of 28 neighbors.
41204 runs about 35 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 41204 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 41204, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in 41204 drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 41204 fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in 41204 are family households, above 96% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 41204, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 41204 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in 41204 have completed high school, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 90%. 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.