Culver is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Culver typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Culver, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Culver compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Culver leans more Republican than 50 of 112 neighbors.
Culver runs about 35 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Culver 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 Culver, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 3% of adults in Culver hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Culver is about 96%, well above similar-sized cities (around 77%). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 92% of households in Culver are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Culver, KY sits in the bottom tenth 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 Culver looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Culver own their home, about 20 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Culver sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Isonville, KY R+65
- Stephens, KY R+63
- Little Sandy, KY R+60
- Martha, KY R+74
- Green, KY R+59
- Sandy Hook, KY R+49
- Newfoundland, KY R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adna, WA R+44
- Armour, NC D+18
- Willowdale, KS R+70
- Hallock, IL R+59
- Mandata, PA R+67
- Center Station, OH R+67
- Mappsburg, VA R+20
- Chance, KY R+72
- Spring Hill, KY R+59
- Ensign, TX 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.