41861 is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 58% of adults in 41861 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 41861, ~8% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 41861 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 41861 leans more Republican than 40 of 47 neighbors.
41861 runs about 41 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 41861 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 41861, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 41861, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 41861, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 41861 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 41861 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 49%, about 5 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in 41861 have completed high school, below 96% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 41861 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.