Coal Run Village is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Coal Run Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coal Run Village, ~11% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coal Run Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coal Run Village leans more Republican than 24 of 142 neighbors.
Coal Run Village runs about 32 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Coal Run Village leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Coal Run 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; Coal Run 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 Coal Run Village looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Coal Run Village 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 7 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Coal Run Village rent, above 88% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Coal Run Village have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Betsy Layne, KY R+56
- Stanville, KY R+64
- Harold, KY R+62
- Zebulon, KY R+68
- Pikeville, KY R+49
- Tram, KY R+65
- Ivel, KY R+66
- Galveston, KY R+70
- Dana, KY R+66
- Grethel, KY R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cobb, CA D+5
- Clymer, NY R+53
- Atkins, VA R+60
- Bonneauville, PA R+39
- Harper, KS R+61
- Douglas, MI D+5
- Philo, OH R+59
- Newark, MI R+24
- Lampe, MO R+53
- Fenelton, PA R+58
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.