Bandana is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Bandana typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bandana, ~13% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bandana compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bandana leans more Republican than 52 of 80 neighbors.
Bandana runs about 30 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Bandana 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 Bandana, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Bandana drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Bandana are family households, above 96% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Bandana, 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 Bandana looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Bandana have completed high school, about 11 points above the Kentucky average of 85%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oscar, KY R+61
- Woodville, KY R+63
- La Center, KY R+55
- Kevil, KY R+59
- Rossington, KY R+60
- Grand Chain, IL R+61
- Hinkleville, KY R+63
- Hillerman, IL R+59
- Joppa, IL R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Salona, PA R+61
- Fulton Bridge, AL R+84
- West Valley, PA R+67
- McKees Beach, WA R+16
- Wilda, LA R+75
- Utica, OK R+77
- Minnith, MO R+62
- Cactus Flat, AZ R+60
- Owenton, VA R+8
- Vista, MO R+68
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.