Holy Cross is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Holy Cross typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Holy Cross, ~17% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Holy Cross compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Holy Cross leans more Republican than 38 of 76 neighbors.
Holy Cross runs about 30 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Holy Cross, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Holy Cross drive to work alone, above 91% of cities.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Holy Cross, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Holy Cross looks the way it does
Turnout in Holy Cross sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gethsemane, KY R+61
- Culvertown, KY R+58
- Nerinx, KY R+64
- Loretto, KY R+62
- Botland, KY R+54
- New Hope, KY R+62
- St. Francis, KY R+62
- New Haven, KY R+59
- Fredericktown, KY R+62
- Howardstown, KY R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Centerville, WA R+38
- Mark Center, OH R+61
- Ross, TX R+73
- Hogglesville, AL R+29
- Bald Eagle, PA R+53
- Tillman, MS D+50
- Ryan, MI R+43
- Berthold, ND R+64
- Fowler, SC D+43
- Morvant, LA R+76
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.