Bath County is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Bath County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bath County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bath County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Bath County leans more Republican than 16 of 26 neighbors.
Bath County runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Bath County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bath County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Bath County, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Bath County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 7%, below 91% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Bath County are family households, above 81% of counties.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Bath County, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bath County looks the way it does
Turnout in Bath County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Montgomery County, KY R+52
- Menifee County, KY R+64
- Rowan County, KY R+34
- Fleming County, KY R+61
- Nicholas County, KY R+60
- Powell County, KY R+60
- Clark County, KY R+39
- Bourbon County, KY R+37
- Morgan County, KY R+64
- Wolfe County, KY R+57
Counties with Similar Populations
- Meigs County, TN R+72
- Amite County, MS R+29
- Howard County, AR R+33
- Tallahatchie County, MS D+20
- Vinton County, OH R+58
- Choctaw County, AL R+22
- Caldwell County, KY R+56
- Madison County, MO R+63
- Wilbarger County, TX R+45
- Chippewa County, MN R+36
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.