Grangertown is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Grangertown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grangertown, ~15% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grangertown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grangertown leans more Republican than 13 of 72 neighbors.
Grangertown runs about 26 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Grangertown. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Grangertown 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 Grangertown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Grangertown, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Grangertown drive to work alone, above 87% of cities.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Grangertown, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Grangertown looks the way it does
Turnout in Grangertown sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sturgis, KY R+58
- DeKoven, KY R+64
- Grove Center, KY R+64
- Pride, KY R+65
- Henshaw, KY R+64
- Sullivan, KY R+60
- Hitesville, KY R+62
- Cullen, KY R+65
- Lamb, IL R+59
- Hearin, KY R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Foster Creek, NC R+28
- Cleveland, WV R+67
- Rose Hill, IL R+65
- Deep Water, WV R+26
- Forest Grove, MT R+74
- Reece, KS R+70
- Wallsboro, AL R+36
- Santa Rosa, MO R+66
- Oxley, AR R+69
- Stony, VA R+67
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.