Calvert City is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Calvert City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Calvert City, ~18% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Calvert City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Calvert City leans more Republican than 10 of 64 neighbors.
Calvert City runs about 23 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Calvert City 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 Calvert City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Calvert City drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Calvert City, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Calvert City looks the way it does
Turnout in Calvert City sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Possum Trot, KY R+54
- Sharpe, KY R+60
- Ledbetter, KY R+61
- Scale, KY R+52
- Gilbertsville, KY R+57
- Grand Rivers, KY R+60
- Lake City, KY R+58
- Riverview, KY R+55
- Reidland, KY R+45
- Benton, KY R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pisgah Forest, NC R+23
- Fairview, NY D+16
- Gun Barrel City, TX R+60
- Cold Spring, KY R+25
- Lynchburg, TN R+69
- Southport, NY R+20
- Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD R+9
- Peotone, IL R+35
- Mira Monte, CA D+22
- Amery, WI R+25
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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.