Fort Knox leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Fort Knox typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Knox, ~22% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Knox compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Knox leans more Republican than 8 of 73 neighbors.
Fort Knox runs about 18 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Knox. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+20) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Fort Knox 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 Fort Knox, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Knox votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 64%, far above the Kentucky average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fort Knox, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fort Knox looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. More than 99% of households in Fort Knox rent, about 75 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rose Terrace, KY R+31
- Muldraugh, KY R+23
- Vine Grove Junction, KY R+10
- Vine Grove, KY R+34
- Radcliff, KY R+10
- West Point, KY R+52
- Ekron, KY R+56
- Long View, KY R+46
- Rineyville, KY R+47
- Brandenburg, KY R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orange City, IA R+41
- South Berwick, ME Even
- Belle Fourche, SD R+56
- Mohave Valley, AZ R+44
- Pascoag, RI R+16
- Unionville, NC R+55
- Jefferson Manor, VA D+50
- Pratt, KS R+50
- Montesano, WA R+13
- Swansboro, NC R+45
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.