Highland Spring is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Highland Spring typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highland Spring, ~14% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Highland Spring compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Highland Spring leans more Republican than 9 of 76 neighbors.
Highland Spring runs about 21 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Highland Spring. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+59), a spread of about 68 points.
Why Highland Spring 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 Highland Spring, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Highland Spring hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Highland Spring, KY sits in the bottom 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 Highland Spring looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Highland Spring is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 10 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 51% of households in Highland Spring rent, compared to around 34% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Highland Spring have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cave City, KY R+55
- Northtown, KY R+59
- Park City, KY R+58
- Oil City, KY R+54
- Horse Cave, KY R+50
- Merry Oaks, KY R+65
- Rocky Hill, KY R+66
- Goodnight, KY R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion Station, KY R+64
- Creeksville, NC R+25
- Lakeview, PA R+53
- North Bradford, ME R+37
- Gilford, MI R+52
- Loretto, NE R+69
- Howard, TN R+66
- Green Spring, PA R+57
- Roundhill, AL R+2
- Chelsea, WI R+51
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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.