Idamay is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Idamay typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Idamay, ~9% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Idamay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Idamay leans more Republican than 42 of 92 neighbors.
Idamay runs about 39 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Idamay 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 Idamay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Idamay hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Idamay sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 75% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Idamay, 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 Idamay looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Idamay 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%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Idamay have completed high school, below 92% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Idamay sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pebworth, KY R+70
- Heidelberg, KY R+64
- Levi, KY R+70
- Beattyville, KY R+66
- Scoville, KY R+71
- Travellers Rest, KY R+80
- Yellow Rock, KY R+66
- Chestnut Gap, KY R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lakeview Manor, TN R+70
- Redmon, IL R+66
- Raynesford, MT R+58
- Eudora, MO R+70
- Loma, NE R+60
- Mesic, NC R+38
- Excelsior Beach, ID R+67
- Leedstown, VA R+12
- Peach Orchard, FL R+4
- Rego, IN R+64
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.