Clear Creek Springs, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Clear Creek Springs

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Clear Creek Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.

 

About 46% of adults in Clear Creek Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clear Creek Springs, ~5% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Clear Creek Springs compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Clear Creek Springs leans more Republican than 77 of 105 neighbors.

Clear Creek Springs runs about 47 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.

Why Clear Creek Springs 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 Clear Creek Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Clear Creek Springs live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Clear Creek Springs fits that profile on both counts.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Clear Creek Springs, KY sits in the bottom 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 Clear Creek Springs looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 49% of households in Clear Creek Springs rent, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Clear Creek Springs sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Clear Creek Springs have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.