Grants Lick is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Grants Lick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grants Lick, ~16% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grants Lick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grants Lick leans more Republican than 69 of 135 neighbors.
Grants Lick runs about 24 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Grants 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 Grants Lick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in Grants Lick are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Grants Lick, KY sits in the top quarter 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 Grants Lick looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Grants Lick 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Grants Lick own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Grants Lick have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Butler, KY R+60
- California, KY R+54
- Alexandria, KY R+43
- Morning View, KY R+55
- DeMossville, KY R+61
- Mentor, KY R+49
- Carthage, KY R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hernshaw, WV R+59
- Hamlin, PA R+57
- New Effington, SD R+47
- Cora, WY R+50
- Redford, NY R+28
- New Canton, TN R+66
- Boys Ranch, TX R+83
- East St. Johnsbury, VT R+10
- Paul Smiths, NY D+20
- Hawleys, NY R+37
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.