Kentuckytown is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Kentuckytown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kentuckytown, ~11% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kentuckytown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kentuckytown leans more Republican than 34 of 63 neighbors.
Kentuckytown runs about 55 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Kentuckytown 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 Kentuckytown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Kentuckytown are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Kentuckytown, TX sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Kentuckytown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Kentuckytown own their home, about 21 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Bells, TX R+68
- White Mound, TX R+70
- Savoy, TX R+72
- Ely, TX R+76
- Orangeville, TX R+73
- Luella, TX R+72
- Smith Oaks, TX R+69
- Pilot Grove, TX R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Monroe Hall, VA R+29
- Youngstown, IN R+33
- Sapelo Island, GA R+11
- Dexterville, WI R+28
- Petroleum, IN R+69
- Sagerton, TX R+77
- Savannah, IA R+61
- Sutton, AR R+73
- Russell, OK R+74
- Glenview, NC D+73
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.