Fentress McMahan is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Fentress McMahan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fentress McMahan, ~14% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fentress McMahan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fentress McMahan leans more Republican than 27 of 93 neighbors.
Fentress McMahan runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Fentress McMahan 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 Fentress McMahan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fentress McMahan, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Fentress McMahan are family households, above 79% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Fentress McMahan, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Fentress McMahan looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Fentress McMahan own their home, about 13 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Falls Of Rough, KY R+62
- Rockvale, KY R+63
- Glen Dean, KY R+64
- Mc Daniels, KY R+59
- Axtel, KY R+63
- Tousey, KY R+61
- Vanzant, KY R+63
- Westview, KY R+64
- Kirk, KY R+62
- Pine Knob, KY R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perrys Mill, AL R+18
- Froelich, IA R+38
- Willet, MS R+9
- Cobham, VA D+5
- Shields, KS R+79
- Linden Hall, PA D+16
- St. Stephens, NE R+69
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.