Bee Spring is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Bee Spring typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bee Spring, ~10% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bee Spring compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bee Spring leans more Republican than 58 of 73 neighbors.
Bee Spring runs about 38 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Bee Spring 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 Bee Spring, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Bee Spring drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bee Spring sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 95% of cities).
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bee Spring, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bee Spring looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 80% of adults in Bee Spring have completed high school, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sweeden, KY R+68
- Anneta, KY R+70
- Mammoth Cave, KY R+70
- Iberia, KY R+66
- Brownsville, KY R+67
- Reedyville, KY R+38
- Sunfish, KY R+68
- Shrewsbury, KY R+72
- Snap, KY R+63
- Round Hill, KY R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brandon, MN R+47
- Cambridge, NE R+69
- Carnelian Bay, CA D+36
- Newbern, AL D+35
- Crenshaw, MS D+30
- East Springfield, PA R+38
- Holland, AR R+71
- Fall Creek, OR R+27
- Joliet, MT R+57
- Hawthorne, LA R+76
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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.