Cork is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Cork typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cork, ~12% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cork leans more Republican than 19 of 89 neighbors.
Cork runs about 33 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Cork 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 Cork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Cork, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Cork are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Cork, KY does.
Why turnout in Cork looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Cork own their home, about 15 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Cork have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Edmonton, KY R+62
- Milltown, KY R+67
- Wisdom, KY R+64
- Cofer, KY R+67
- Center, KY R+69
- Knob Lick, KY R+65
- Sparksville, KY R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Old Du Quoin, IL R+50
- Trumbull, NE R+66
- Palmer, IA R+57
- Keyes, OK R+86
- Sharon, CA R+32
- Shandy, TN R+50
- Burlington, ME R+38
- Ingleside, NY R+27
- Richmond, MS R+67
- Snyder, CO R+67
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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.