Beattyville is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Beattyville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beattyville, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beattyville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beattyville leans more Republican than 38 of 94 neighbors.
Beattyville runs about 36 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Beattyville 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 Beattyville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Beattyville hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Beattyville, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Beattyville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Beattyville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 10 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Beattyville rent, compared to around 14% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Beattyville have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Olive, KY R+64
- St. Helens, KY R+66
- Heidelberg, KY R+64
- Idamay, KY R+69
- Pebworth, KY R+70
- Vada, KY R+68
- Zoe, KY R+65
- Yellow Rock, KY R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Highlands, NJ Even
- Argo, AL R+58
- Toledo, OR R+16
- Malden, MO R+37
- Valley City, OH R+37
- Windsor, PA R+43
- Ravenel, SC Even
- DeMarest, NJ D+15
- Scandia, MN R+20
- Shermans Dale, PA R+56
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.