Farmers leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Farmers typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Farmers, ~22% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Farmers compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Farmers leans more Republican than 6 of 82 neighbors.
Farmers runs about 15 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Farmers 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 Farmers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 95% of households in Farmers are family households, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Farmers, KY sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Farmers looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Farmers own their home, about 22 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hillsboro, KY R+66
- Polksville, KY R+63
- Salt Lick, KY R+61
- Plummers Mill, KY R+66
- Grange City, KY R+66
- Morehead, KY R+29
- Lakeview Heights, KY R+44
- Slate Valley, KY R+60
- Christy, KY R+42
- Olympia, KY R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gackle, ND R+75
- Swan Lake, GA R+4
- Horton, KY R+62
- Grand River, OH R+19
- Farmersburg, IA R+40
- Killawog, NY R+45
- Friendsville, IL R+71
- Freeman, NY R+61
- West Glocester, RI R+24
- Haynes, AR R+14
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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.