Griffin is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Griffin typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Griffin, ~7% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Griffin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Griffin leans more Republican than 47 of 66 neighbors.
Griffin runs about 44 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Griffin. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+74), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Griffin 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 Griffin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Griffin, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Griffin sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Griffin, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Griffin looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Griffin is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 62% of adults in Griffin have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pueblo, KY R+75
- Oil Valley, KY R+75
- White Oak Junction, KY R+86
- Denney, KY R+75
- Gregory, KY R+71
- Ritner, KY R+84
- Slickford, KY R+76
- Monticello, KY R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Young Hickory, NY R+65
- Patchinville, PA R+69
- Moody, OR D+28
- Melrose, VA R+41
- Red Bluff, TX R+42
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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.