Coxs Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Coxs Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coxs Creek, ~21% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coxs Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coxs Creek leans more Republican than 45 of 94 neighbors.
Coxs Creek runs about 20 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Coxs Creek. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Coxs Creek 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 Coxs Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Coxs Creek drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Coxs Creek are family households, above 92% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Coxs Creek, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Coxs Creek looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Coxs Creek is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 63%, above 57% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Coxs Creek own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Coxs Creek have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cravens, KY R+48
- Nazareth, KY R+51
- Highgrove, KY R+60
- Bardstown, KY R+37
- Fairfield, KY R+60
- Bellwood, KY R+53
- Clermont, KY R+58
- Woodlawn, KY R+50
- Limestone Springs, KY R+58
- Mount Washington, KY R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Millers Creek, NC R+65
- Rochester, IL R+27
- Linden, NC R+21
- Peshtigo, WI R+33
- Waialua, HI D+20
- Clinton, NJ D+5
- Rib Mountain, WI R+13
- East Moriches, NY R+24
- Pepper Pike, OH D+30
- Stanley, WI R+33
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.