Jackstown is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Jackstown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jackstown, ~13% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jackstown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jackstown leans more Republican than 30 of 87 neighbors.
Jackstown runs about 28 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Jackstown 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 Jackstown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Jackstown drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Jackstown are family households, above 84% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Jackstown, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Jackstown looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Jackstown rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Jackstown sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Jackstown have completed high school, below 75% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Carlisle, KY R+59
- East Union, KY R+62
- Millersburg, KY R+56
- Headquarters, KY R+62
- Little Rock, KY R+54
- Myers, KY R+62
- Hooktown, KY R+62
- Sprout, KY R+62
- Currentsville, KY R+53
- Ellisville, KY R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Huasna, CA R+22
- Payson, OK R+67
- Wesley, IA R+56
- Elbing, KS R+59
- Lookout, KY R+72
- Paradise, MT R+59
- Tonyville, CA R+19
- Glenisle, CO R+14
- Declo, ID R+78
- Ruble, MO R+65
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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.