41659 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 41659 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41659, ~11% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41659 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41659 leans more Republican than 12 of 36 neighbors.
41659 runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 41659. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 10 points.
Why 41659 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 41659, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 41659, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in 41659 drive to work alone, above 94% of zip codes. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 41659 are family households, above 85% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 41659, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 41659 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 41659 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in 41659 have completed high school, below 94% 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.