Bengal is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Bengal typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bengal, ~13% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bengal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bengal leans more Republican than 56 of 82 neighbors.
Bengal runs about 38 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Bengal 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 Bengal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Bengal are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Bengal, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Bengal looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Bengal own their home, about 13 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Hatcher, KY R+59
- Burdick, KY R+68
- Coburg, KY R+69
- Spurlington, KY R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nod, MS R+18
- Oak Glen, CA R+36
- Perlee, IA R+47
- Kossuth, PA R+59
- Carlisle-Rockledge, AL R+78
- Fleming, NY R+23
- Buffalo City, AR R+63
- West Addison, VT D+12
- Tamaha, OK R+74
- Meads Creek, NY R+46
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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.