Bluehole is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Bluehole typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bluehole, ~5% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bluehole compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bluehole leans more Republican than 98 of 111 neighbors.
Bluehole runs about 49 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Bluehole 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 Bluehole, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Bluehole live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bluehole fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Bluehole are family households, above 94% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bluehole, KY sits in the bottom tenth 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 Bluehole looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bluehole 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 40%, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Bluehole rent, above 91% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Bluehole sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garrard, KY R+64
- Lincoln, KY R+80
- Ogle, KY R+78
- Manchester, KY R+69
- Spurlock, KY R+75
- Big Creek, KY R+81
- Hector, KY R+78
- Brightshade, KY R+79
- Urban, KY R+79
- Sprule, KY R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Traver, CA R+43
- Omega, OH R+57
- Corinth, NC R+38
- Fernan Lake Village, ID R+28
- Crane, MT R+64
- Rose City, AR D+54
- Nursery, TX R+70
- Dawson, NE R+64
- McDaniel, IN R+52
- Regal, MN R+53
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.