Argillite is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Argillite typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Argillite, ~16% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Argillite compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Argillite leans more Republican than 42 of 91 neighbors.
Argillite runs about 30 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Argillite 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 Argillite, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Argillite, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Argillite, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Argillite looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Argillite own their home, about 16 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oldtown, KY R+67
- Wurtland, KY R+52
- Greenup, KY R+57
- Hunnewell, KY R+59
- Flatwoods, KY R+45
- Raceland, KY R+45
- Haverhill, OH R+56
- Worthington, KY R+47
- Russell, KY R+41
- Bellefonte, KY R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hillcrest Heights, FL R+49
- Liberal, MO R+67
- Harwood, ND R+39
- Exira, IA R+44
- St. James, MD R+14
- Calvert, TX R+3
- Manila, WV R+68
- Mantua, UT R+65
- Richardson, VA R+65
- Armstrong, IA R+47
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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.