41397 is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 53% of adults in 41397 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41397, ~9% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41397 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41397 leans more Republican than 4 of 7 neighbors.
41397 runs about 35 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 41397 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 41397, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 41397, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 41397 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 80% of zip codes).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 41397, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 41397 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 41397 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 44%, about 10 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 41397 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.