Flat Lick is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Flat Lick typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flat Lick, ~9% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flat Lick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flat Lick leans more Republican than 29 of 114 neighbors.
Flat Lick runs about 42 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Flat Lick 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 Flat Lick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Flat Lick drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Flat Lick, 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 Flat Lick looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Flat Lick sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Himyar, KY R+73
- Artemus, KY R+57
- Walker, KY R+74
- Bimble, KY R+73
- Fourmile, KY R+74
- Trosper, KY R+76
- Scalf, KY R+73
- Heidrick, KY R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wassaic, NY R+6
- Sugar Valley, GA R+74
- Sturgis, MS R+49
- Mason, WV R+53
- Paullina, IA R+58
- Bradley, ME R+34
- Bentonia, MS R+40
- Gold, TX R+59
- Stanford, IN R+45
- Bryant, IN R+71
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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.