41739 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 41739 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41739, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41739 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41739 leans more Republican than 14 of 30 neighbors.
41739 runs about 33 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 41739 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 41739, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in 41739 drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 41739 are family households, above 91% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 41739, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 41739 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in 41739 own their home, about 17 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. 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.