41635 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 41635 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41635, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41635 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41635 leans more Republican than 19 of 42 neighbors.
41635 runs about 32 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 41635. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 41635 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 41635, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 41635, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 41635, 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 41635 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 41635 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 42%, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in 41635 have completed high school, below 97% of zip codes. 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.