42047 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 54% of adults in 42047 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 42047, ~8% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 42047 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 42047 leans more Republican than 6 of 8 neighbors.
42047 runs about 38 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 42047 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 42047, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in 42047 are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 42047 sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 76% of zip codes).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 42047, KY sits in the bottom tenth 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 42047 looks the way it does
Turnout in 42047 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.