41836 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 77% of adults in 41836 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41836, ~15% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41836 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41836 leans more Republican than 11 of 52 neighbors.
41836 runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 41836 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 41836, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 41836 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 5 points above the Kentucky average of 91%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 41836, 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 41836 looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 41836 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.