Adams is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Adams typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Adams, ~10% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Adams compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Adams leans more Republican than 78 of 114 neighbors.
Adams runs about 40 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Adams leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Adams, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Adams, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Adams drive to work alone, above 85% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Adams, KY sits below the national average 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 Adams looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Adams sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Evergreen, KY R+62
- Ledocio, KY R+73
- Five Forks, KY R+65
- Louisa, KY R+64
- Cordell, KY R+73
- Fallsburg, KY R+68
- Fort Gay, WV R+68
- Charley, KY R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dartmouth, MA R+12
- North Lake, MI R+28
- Parker Ford, PA R+12
- Malden, IL R+43
- San Cristobal, NM D+25
- Sandy River, VA R+35
- Seneca, VA R+38
- Mills, KY R+75
- Millsboro, PA R+35
- Windsor, NJ D+6
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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.