Goshen leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Goshen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goshen, ~37% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goshen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goshen leans more Republican than 54 of 120 neighbors.
Goshen runs about 14 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goshen. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Goshen 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 Goshen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Goshen votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, well above the Kentucky average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Goshen are family households, above 95% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Goshen, KY sits in the top 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 Goshen looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Goshen is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Goshen have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prospect, KY R+7
- Rolling Hills, IN R+53
- River Ridge, IN R+48
- Charlestown, IN R+44
- Orchard Grass Hills, KY R+15
- Utica, IN R+29
- Green Spring, KY D+4
- Buckner, KY R+32
- Brownsboro Farm, KY D+16
- Worthington Hills, KY D+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Breckenridge, TX R+66
- Lake Lorraine, FL R+29
- Timnath, CO R+4
- Homestead Meadows South, TX D+8
- Union Gap, WA R+8
- Portola Valley, CA D+58
- Central Square, NY R+29
- Springfield, VT R+9
- Whitwell, TN R+70
- Oak Harbor, OH R+36
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.