Alton Station is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Alton Station typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alton Station, ~14% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alton Station compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alton Station leans more Republican than 57 of 80 neighbors.
Alton Station runs about 30 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Alton Station 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 Alton Station, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Alton Station are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Alton Station, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Alton Station looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Alton Station own their home, about 12 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Birdie, KY R+61
- Bridgeport, KY R+43
- Lawrenceburg, KY R+49
- Ninevah, KY R+51
- Harrisonville, KY R+60
- Waddy, KY R+54
- Gee, KY R+61
- Glensboro, KY R+61
- Tyrone, KY R+48
- Millville, KY R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yellow Spring, WV R+62
- Bloomington, PA R+36
- Greenleaf, MN R+47
- Maryville, IA R+40
- Mentor, IN R+56
- Scraper, OK R+50
- Fields Landing, CA D+13
- Polk, MO R+69
- Port Costa, CA D+36
- Marshall, WV R+69
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.