42649 is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 42649 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 42649, ~6% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 42649 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 42649 is the most Republican-leaning.
42649 runs about 50 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why 42649 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 42649, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in 42649 hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 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; 42649, 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 42649 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 42649 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 42%, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in 42649 have completed high school, below 89% 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.