Frew is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Frew typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Frew, ~11% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Frew compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Frew leans more Republican than 50 of 116 neighbors.
Frew runs about 39 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Frew. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Frew 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 Frew, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Frew, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Frew are family households, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Frew, 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 Frew looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Frew is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 10 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Avawam, KY R+64
- Fourseam, KY R+64
- Wooton, KY R+74
- Smilax, KY R+75
- Combs, KY R+55
- Jeff, KY R+66
- Busy, KY R+72
- Hazard, KY R+54
- Viper, KY R+67
- Cinda, KY R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greensboro Bend, VT D+7
- Old Lawton, TN R+64
- Stansel, AL R+15
- Cranberry Prairie, OH R+81
- Funston, TX R+80
- Big Flat, AR R+63
- Indian, AK D+8
- Bruno, NE R+64
- Willow City, ND R+52
- Delft, MN R+58
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.