Buckeye is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Buckeye typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buckeye, ~10% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buckeye compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Buckeye leans more Republican than 65 of 86 neighbors.
Buckeye runs about 35 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Buckeye 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 Buckeye, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Buckeye, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 91% of residents in Buckeye drive to work alone, above 94% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Buckeye are family households, above 93% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Buckeye, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Buckeye looks the way it does
Turnout in Buckeye sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Lancaster, KY R+56
- Newby, KY R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ringo, KS R+54
- Westover, VA D+35
- Lemhi, ID R+74
- Wytopitlock, ME R+46
- Wheeling, AR R+63
- Pinehurst, OH R+35
- Ecleto, TX R+46
- Bethel, LA R+79
- Hoxie, TX R+59
- Birmingham, MO R+40
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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.