Hutch is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Hutch typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hutch, ~7% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hutch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hutch leans more Republican than 76 of 108 neighbors.
Hutch runs about 47 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Hutch 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 Hutch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hutch, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Hutch drive to work alone, above 83% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hutch, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hutch looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hutch 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 49%, about 6 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 45% of households in Hutch rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Hutch have completed high school, below 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Colmar, KY R+77
- Gibson Station, VA R+71
- Varilla, KY R+72
- Calvin, KY R+76
- Miracle, KY R+79
- Meldrum, KY R+76
- Black Snake, KY R+80
- East Pineville, KY R+71
- Harrogate, TN R+66
- Clear Creek Springs, KY R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Langdon, NH R+27
- Price, WV R+67
- Bruington, VA R+43
- Lemoyne, OH R+40
- South Branch, MN R+56
- Zena, NY D+60
- Cord, AR R+72
- Joinerville, TX R+69
- Quicksand, KY R+59
- Detroit, OR R+38
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.