Inez is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Inez typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Inez, ~7% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Inez compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Inez leans more Republican than 83 of 120 neighbors.
Inez runs about 43 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Inez. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Inez 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 Inez, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Inez drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Inez sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Inez, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Inez looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Inez 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 46%, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tomahawk, KY R+76
- Job, KY R+79
- Beauty, KY R+77
- DeBord, KY R+64
- Milo, KY R+79
- Warfield, KY R+75
- Crum, WV R+73
- Kermit, WV R+74
- Whitehouse, KY R+72
- McClure, KY R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wyoming, IL R+46
- Laconia, IN R+58
- Sacramento, KY R+59
- Dryden, WA R+33
- Lakemont, GA R+59
- Worley, ID R+34
- Rockland, WI R+29
- Raglesville, IN R+78
- South Amherst, OH R+35
- Burlingame, KS R+51
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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.