Beaumont is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Beaumont typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beaumont, ~12% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beaumont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beaumont leans more Republican than 20 of 88 neighbors.
Beaumont runs about 33 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Beaumont. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Beaumont 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 Beaumont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Beaumont hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Beaumont drive to work alone, above 83% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Beaumont are family households, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Beaumont, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Beaumont looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Beaumont 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Wisdom, KY R+64
- Nobob, KY R+66
- Temple Hill, KY R+66
- Knob Lick, KY R+65
- Edmonton, KY R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alberta, AL D+73
- Denmark, AR R+75
- Clarksville, NY R+10
- Sunny Side, VA R+25
- Smeltertown, CO D+10
- Bluebell, UT R+86
- Marland, OK R+33
- Berea, NE R+81
- Boonsville, TX R+76
- Kulm, ND R+59
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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.