41844 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 44% of adults in 41844 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41844, ~8% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41844 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41844 leans more Republican than 19 of 52 neighbors.
41844 runs about 33 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 41844. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 41844 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 41844, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 41844 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 93% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; 41844, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 41844 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 46% of households in 41844 rent, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 41844 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in 41844 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.