Beech Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Beech Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beech Grove, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beech Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beech Grove leans more Republican than 64 of 80 neighbors.
Beech Grove runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Beech Grove 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 Beech Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Beech Grove drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Beech Grove are family households, above 89% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Beech Grove, KY sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Beech Grove looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Beech Grove own their home, about 15 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Beech Grove have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wrightsburg, KY R+62
- Comer, KY R+59
- Elba, KY R+56
- Cleopatra, KY R+59
- Maple Mount, KY R+55
- Delaware, KY R+58
- Jewel City, KY R+61
- Sebree, KY R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grover, CO R+72
- Harmony Grove, TN R+69
- Grove Hill, NC D+40
- West Point, AR R+58
- Tioga, WV R+62
- Timberon, NM R+83
- South Danby, NY D+57
- Hutchinson, PA R+43
- New Gottland, KS R+61
- Nutbush, TN D+16
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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.