Howe Valley is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Howe Valley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Howe Valley, ~10% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Howe Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Howe Valley leans more Republican than 59 of 73 neighbors.
Howe Valley runs about 35 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Howe Valley 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 Howe Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Howe Valley drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Howe Valley are family households, above 82% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Howe Valley, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Howe Valley looks the way it does
Turnout in Howe Valley 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
- Vertrees, KY R+66
- Cecilia, KY R+55
- East View, KY R+65
- Constantine, KY R+67
- High Plains, KY R+65
- Stephensburg, KY R+64
- St. John, KY R+50
- Rineyville, KY R+47
- Custer, KY R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Joplin, MT R+66
- Brice, OH D+55
- Diggs, VA R+46
- Flower, WV R+66
- Round Knob, IL R+64
- Cornwall, ID R+45
- Craddockville, VA R+24
- Peterson, UT R+64
- Wildrose, ND R+73
- Bruemmerville, WI 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.