42635 is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 42635 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 42635, ~12% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 42635 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 42635 is the least Republican-leaning.
42635 runs about 26 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 42635. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 48 points.
Why 42635 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 42635, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in 42635 hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 42635, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 42635 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 42635 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 43%, about 11 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 48% of households in 42635 rent, compared to around 23% in nearby zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in 42635 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.