Clay Village leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Clay Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clay Village, ~20% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clay Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clay Village leans more Republican than 38 of 87 neighbors.
Clay Village runs about 19 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Clay Village leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Clay Village. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Clay Village, 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 Clay Village looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Clay Village have completed high school, about 11 points above the Kentucky average of 85%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waddy, KY R+54
- Montclair, KY R+33
- Shelbyville, KY R+26
- Mulberry, KY R+41
- Bagdad, KY R+51
- Hatton, KY R+52
- Southville, KY R+54
- Olive Branch, KY R+40
- Harrisonville, KY R+60
- Middletown Heights, KY R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Penn, PA R+20
- Richelieu, KY R+63
- Purdon, TX R+69
- Pond Creek, OK R+70
- Burr Hill, VA R+50
- Fairchild Air Force Base, WA R+37
- Hoover Town, WV R+68
- Grapevine, AR R+65
- Golden Beach, FL R+50
- Gishton, KY R+65
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.