Caleast leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Caleast typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Caleast, ~35% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~-2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Caleast compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Caleast leans more Republican than 3 of 90 neighbors.
Politically, Caleast sits close to the rest of Kentucky.
Why Caleast 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 Caleast, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Caleast are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Caleast, 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 Caleast looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Caleast is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Caleast own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Caleast have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newby, KY R+58
- Million, KY R+34
- Richmond, KY R+17
- Cottonburg, KY R+61
- Nina, KY R+63
- Duncanon, KY R+55
- Terrill, KY R+54
- Whites, KY R+50
- Edenton, KY R+60
- Reeds Crossing, KY R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Four Corners, WY R+72
- North Paynesville, MI R+24
- Svensen, OR R+21
- Ophir, OR Even
- Fayette, NY R+28
- Shelby Gap, KY R+70
- Snyderville, NY R+4
- Frankville, AL R+60
- Mayfield, KS R+70
- Ironton, WI R+41
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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.