Jackhorn is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Jackhorn typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jackhorn, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jackhorn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jackhorn leans more Republican than 94 of 141 neighbors.
Jackhorn runs about 37 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jackhorn. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Jackhorn 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 Jackhorn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Jackhorn, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Jackhorn are family households, above 91% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Jackhorn, 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 Jackhorn looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jackhorn 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 47%, about 7 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Jackhorn rent, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Jackhorn have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fleming-Neon, KY R+67
- Neon, KY R+71
- Deane, KY R+75
- Cromona, KY R+65
- Mc Roberts, KY R+64
- Millstone, KY R+73
- Seco, KY R+70
- Speight, KY R+73
- Jenkins, KY R+67
- Payne Gap, KY R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mauna Loa, HI D+14
- Riverside, VA R+39
- Loop, TX R+80
- Broadus, MT R+73
- Warwick, MA D+5
- Stratton, TX R+27
- Halfway, OR R+46
- Milldale, LA R+27
- Gause, TX R+70
- Granby Center, NY R+28
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.