41255 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 76% of adults in 41255 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41255, ~10% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41255 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41255 leans more Republican than 16 of 24 neighbors.
41255 runs about 43 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 41255. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 41255 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 41255, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in 41255 are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 41255, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 41255 looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 41255 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.