Drakesboro is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Drakesboro typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Drakesboro, ~13% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Drakesboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Drakesboro leans more Republican than 14 of 98 neighbors.
Drakesboro runs about 28 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Drakesboro. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Drakesboro 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 Drakesboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Drakesboro hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Drakesboro are family households, above 85% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Drakesboro, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Drakesboro looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Drakesboro sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Browder, KY R+59
- Beechmont, KY R+58
- Beech Creek, KY R+59
- Cleaton, KY R+61
- Ebenezer, KY R+57
- Belton, KY R+64
- Powderly, KY R+57
- Wells, KY R+43
- Penrod, KY R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ennis, MT R+40
- Rotan, TX R+58
- Keno, OR R+44
- Amherst Junction, WI R+19
- Montreal, MO R+70
- Warriors Mark, PA R+43
- Orleans, VT R+26
- Donnellson, IA R+41
- Heppner, OR R+54
- Friendsville, MD R+56
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.