Edenton is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Edenton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edenton, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edenton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edenton leans more Republican than 54 of 82 neighbors.
Edenton runs about 29 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Edenton 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 Edenton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Edenton sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the Kentucky average of 91%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Edenton are family households, above 88% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Edenton, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Edenton looks the way it does
Turnout in Edenton sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Million, KY R+34
- Little Hickman, KY R+58
- Nina, KY R+63
- Caleast, KY R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chrystal, PA R+63
- Fargo, TX R+71
- Fairmount Springs, PA R+54
- Folletts, IA R+40
- Slana, AK R+27
- Muddy, IL R+56
- Smoky Junction, TN R+75
- Smyrna, IN R+50
- Sikesville, AL R+80
- Slater, WY R+75
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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.