41828 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 41828 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41828, ~7% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41828 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41828 leans more Republican than 53 of 54 neighbors.
41828 runs about 43 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 41828 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 41828, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 41828, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 41828 are family households, above 79% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 41828, 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 41828 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 41828 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%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in 41828 have completed high school, below 95% 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.