41616 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 62% of adults in 41616 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41616, ~10% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41616 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41616 leans more Republican than 26 of 34 neighbors.
41616 runs about 37 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 41616 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 41616, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in 41616 drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 41616, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 41616 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in 41616 have completed high school, about 8 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.