Belcher is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Belcher typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belcher, ~11% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belcher compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belcher leans more Republican than 30 of 152 neighbors.
Belcher runs about 34 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Belcher 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 Belcher, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Belcher live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Belcher are family households, above 78% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Belcher, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Belcher looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Belcher sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Belcher sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dunleary, KY R+64
- Lick Creek, KY R+71
- Regina, KY R+65
- Elkhorn City, KY R+67
- Fedscreek, KY R+72
- Mouthcard, KY R+74
- Toonerville, KY R+74
- Breaks, VA R+69
- Phyllis, KY R+73
- Shelbiana, KY R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Germania, WI R+38
- Frog Jump, TN R+70
- Volin, SD R+56
- Tillar, AR R+21
- Dagus, PA R+47
- Overbrook, AL R+60
- Lind Cove, CA R+39
- Hillsborough Center, NH R+22
- Laketon, IN R+61
- Farner, TN R+75
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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.