Chappell is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Chappell typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chappell, ~7% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chappell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chappell leans more Republican than 93 of 134 neighbors.
Chappell runs about 47 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Chappell 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 Chappell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Chappell, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Chappell sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 94% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Chappell, 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 Chappell looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Chappell is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 6 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Chappell sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Warbranch, KY R+77
- Napier, KY R+81
- Bledsoe, KY R+85
- Essie, KY R+78
- Rosspoint, KY R+76
- Baxter, KY R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abbot Village, ME R+45
- Charles, GA D+27
- Hasty, NC R+24
- Woodford, OK R+50
- Hail, TX R+76
- Bretton Woods, NH D+3
- Nortonville, IL R+57
- Scott Lake, MI R+32
- Lynchville, ME R+11
- Slifer, IA R+52
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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.