41855 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 53% of adults in 41855 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41855, ~9% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41855 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41855 leans more Republican than 31 of 44 neighbors.
41855 runs about 38 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 41855. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 41855 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 41855, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in 41855 hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in 41855 drive to work alone, above 91% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 41855, 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 41855 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 41855 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 46%, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. 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.