42337 is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 42337 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 42337, ~13% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 42337 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 42337 leans more Republican than 5 of 17 neighbors.
42337 runs about 28 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 42337. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 42337 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 42337, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in 42337 hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 42337 are family households, above 88% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 42337, 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 42337 looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 42337 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.