Chicken Bristle is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Chicken Bristle typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chicken Bristle, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chicken Bristle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chicken Bristle leans more Republican than 25 of 86 neighbors.
Chicken Bristle runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Chicken Bristle 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 Chicken Bristle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Chicken Bristle are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Chicken Bristle, KY sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Chicken Bristle looks the way it does
Turnout in Chicken Bristle 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.
Nearby Cities
- Hustonville, KY R+66
- Milledgeville, KY R+66
- McKinney, KY R+67
- Mount Salem, KY R+69
- Turnersville, KY R+66
- Jumbo, KY R+68
- Junction City, KY R+52
- Stanford, KY R+57
- Shelby City, KY R+57
- Middleburg, KY R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yaak, MT R+52
- Amidon, ND R+73
- Buckhorn, AL R+49
- Beech Grove, AR R+68
- Gray, OK R+83
- Greble, PA R+57
- Cool Spring, DE R+9
- Loch Arbour, NJ R+37
- Moranburg, KY R+55
- Serafina, NM D+32
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.