Combs is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Combs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Combs, ~14% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Combs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Combs leans more Republican than 1 of 111 neighbors.
Combs runs about 25 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Combs. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Combs 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 Combs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Combs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Combs, KY sits in the top 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 Combs looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Combs sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hazard, KY R+54
- Bonnyman, KY R+62
- Busy, KY R+72
- Avawam, KY R+64
- Fourseam, KY R+64
- Frew, KY R+70
- Bulan, KY R+63
- Jeff, KY R+66
- Yerkes, KY R+73
- Dwarf, KY R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Modena, PA D+40
- North Star, OH R+80
- Wilmot, AR D+5
- North, VA R+31
- Farmington, TN R+62
- Olin, KY R+71
- Wheatville, NY R+38
- Greenwood Springs, MS R+82
- Eucutta, MS R+23
- Bradshaw, WV R+76
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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.