Cardwell is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Cardwell typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cardwell, ~11% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cardwell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cardwell leans more Republican than 75 of 83 neighbors.
Cardwell runs about 34 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Cardwell 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 Cardwell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Cardwell are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Cardwell, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cardwell looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Cardwell own their home, about 12 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Seaville, KY R+65
- Cornishville, KY R+62
- Bushtown, KY R+67
- Mackville, KY R+68
- Willisburg, KY R+65
- Litsey, KY R+67
- Jenkinsville, KY R+67
- Sinai, KY R+63
- Thompsonville, KY R+63
- Dixville, KY R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Juniata, IA R+37
- Jugtown, MD R+37
- Rutherford, AL D+39
- Ravanna, MO R+71
- Retrop, OK R+78
- Goldfield, AZ R+47
- Gold Mine, AL R+86
- Randall, NY R+45
- Gray Mountain, AZ D+36
- Renfroe, MS R+63
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.