Cravens leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Cravens typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cravens, ~17% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cravens compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cravens leans more Republican than 22 of 82 neighbors.
Cravens runs about 18 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Cravens 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 Cravens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Cravens are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cravens, KY sits in the top quarter 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 Cravens looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cravens 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 58% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bellwood, KY R+53
- Coxs Creek, KY R+51
- Bardstown, KY R+37
- Nazareth, KY R+51
- Boston, KY R+58
- Clermont, KY R+58
- Culvertown, KY R+58
- Limestone Springs, KY R+58
- Lebanon Junction, KY R+58
- Botland, KY R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Martinsburg, OH R+66
- Hawkins, MI R+49
- Coolidge, TX R+17
- Seman, AL R+68
- Spokane, MO R+67
- Townville, PA R+57
- Epsilon, MI R+21
- Clermont, IA R+36
- Three Churches, WV R+63
- Russell Gardens, NY D+22
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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.