Clifford, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Clifford

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

Clifford is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.

 

About 69% of adults in Clifford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clifford, ~8% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Clifford compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Clifford leans more Republican than 97 of 112 neighbors.

Clifford runs about 45 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.

Why Clifford 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 Clifford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Clifford, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Clifford, 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 Clifford looks the way it does

Turnout in Clifford sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.