Hendron leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Hendron typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hendron, ~29% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hendron compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hendron leans more Republican than 2 of 82 neighbors.
Hendron runs about 4 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hendron. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Hendron 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 Hendron, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Hendron drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hendron, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hendron looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Hendron have completed high school, about 13 points above the Kentucky average of 85%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Paducah, KY R+20
- Massac, KY R+34
- Farley, KY R+41
- Cecil, KY R+47
- West Paducah, KY R+57
- Reidland, KY R+45
- Riverview, KY R+55
- Brookport, IL R+61
- Boaz, KY R+67
- Shady Grove, IL R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wingdale, NY R+18
- Mineral Bluff, GA R+66
- Sheridan, IL R+34
- South Tucson, AZ D+44
- Greenwood Lake, NY R+13
- Harvard, MA D+28
- New Holstein, WI R+42
- Minersville, PA R+26
- New Plymouth, ID R+65
- Rock Hill, MO D+47
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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.