Brooksville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Brooksville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brooksville, ~13% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brooksville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brooksville leans more Republican than 56 of 100 neighbors.
Brooksville runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Brooksville 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 Brooksville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Brooksville, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Brooksville, KY sits below the national average 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 Brooksville looks the way it does
Turnout in Brooksville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chatham, KY R+60
- Woolcott, KY R+61
- Gertrude, KY R+60
- Johnsville, KY R+60
- Germantown, KY R+62
- Augusta, KY R+51
- Foster, KY R+61
- Minerva, KY R+62
- Caddo, KY R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orrington, ME R+9
- Culver, IN R+40
- Vandenberg AFB, CA D+3
- Westhampton, NY Even
- Kitts Hill, OH R+65
- Level Park-Oak Park, MI R+22
- Webster, WI R+28
- Valentine, NE R+56
- Dunkirk, IN R+52
- Ellaville, GA R+59
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.