Huntsville is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Huntsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Huntsville, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Huntsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Huntsville leans more Republican than 51 of 106 neighbors.
Huntsville runs about 34 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Huntsville. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Huntsville 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 Huntsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Huntsville, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Huntsville sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 80% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Huntsville are family households, above 81% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Huntsville, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Huntsville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Huntsville own their home, about 16 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rochester, KY R+64
- South Hill, KY R+64
- Silver City, KY R+64
- Provo, KY R+66
- Cool Springs, KY R+68
- Dunbar, KY R+65
- Penrod, KY R+67
- Browder, KY R+59
- Beechmont, KY R+58
- Belton, KY R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver Run, AL R+53
- Campaign, TN R+70
- Grayling, AK D+15
- Woodgate, NY R+35
- Formosa, AR R+66
- Duckwater, NV R+69
- Wolseth, ND R+68
- Headrick, OK R+72
- Locoda, OR R+33
- Van Orin, IL R+44
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.