Crittenden County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Crittenden County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crittenden County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crittenden County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Crittenden County is the most Republican-leaning.
Crittenden County runs about 37 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Crittenden County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Crittenden County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Crittenden County, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Crittenden County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 11%, below 80% of counties).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Crittenden County, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Crittenden County looks the way it does
Turnout in Crittenden County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Hardin County, IL R+57
- Lyon County, KY R+56
- Caldwell County, KY R+56
- Livingston County, KY R+64
- Union County, KY R+56
- Webster County, KY R+58
- Pope County, IL R+60
- Gallatin County, IL R+60
- Hopkins County, KY R+48
- Marshall County, KY R+57
Counties with Similar Populations
- Mitchell County, TX R+50
- Kemper County, MS D+23
- Palo Alto County, IA R+44
- Turner County, GA R+19
- Phelps County, NE R+58
- Cuming County, NE R+63
- Stillwater County, MT R+57
- Cloud County, KS R+55
- Dawson County, MT R+55
- Marshall County, MN R+53
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.