Duckrun is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Duckrun typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Duckrun, ~6% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Duckrun compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Duckrun leans more Republican than 58 of 73 neighbors.
Duckrun runs about 47 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Duckrun. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 62 points.
Why Duckrun 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 Duckrun, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Duckrun drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Duckrun are family households, above 78% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Duckrun, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Duckrun looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Duckrun is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 7 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Duckrun rent, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Duckrun have completed high school, below 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hollyhill, KY R+26
- Redbird, KY R+77
- Pine Knot, KY R+72
- Strunk, KY R+80
- Whitley City, KY R+72
- Beulah Heights, KY R+79
- Honeybee, KY R+79
- Clio, KY R+77
- Williamsburg, KY R+69
- Goldbug, KY R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greenleaf, MN R+47
- Dodge, WI R+27
- Cobalt, ID R+69
- Empire, OH R+54
- Hume, OH R+63
- Robbinston, ME R+31
- Naper, NE R+75
- Kincheloe, WV R+63
- Woodford, VT R+6
- Festus, FL R+10
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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.