Big Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Big Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Big Creek, ~6% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Big Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Big Creek leans more Republican than 105 of 114 neighbors.
Big Creek runs about 50 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Big Creek. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+71), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Big Creek 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 Big Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Big Creek hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Big Creek are family households, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Big Creek, KY sits in the bottom tenth 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 Big Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Big Creek 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 45%, about 9 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in Big Creek have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Big Creek sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Peabody, KY R+81
- Hector, KY R+78
- Spurlock, KY R+75
- Bluehole, KY R+80
- Spring Creek, KY R+77
- Garrard, KY R+64
- Bear Branch, KY R+79
- Jason, KY R+79
- Brightshade, KY R+79
- Ogle, KY R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ludlow, IL R+47
- Santa, ID R+69
- Dannebrog, NE R+64
- Moorland, MI R+41
- West Point, TX R+67
- Green Springs, VA R+34
- Reddington, IN R+60
- Bosque, NM R+16
- Elm Grove, NC R+60
- Ridgeport, IN R+60
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.