Kenvir is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Kenvir typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kenvir, ~5% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kenvir compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kenvir leans more Republican than 120 of 123 neighbors.
Kenvir runs about 53 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Kenvir 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 Kenvir, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 3% of adults in Kenvir hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Kenvir sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 89% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kenvir, 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 Kenvir looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kenvir 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 42%, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Kenvir have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Evarts, KY R+80
- Bailey Creek, KY R+84
- Lejunior, KY R+79
- Crummies, KY R+77
- Ages-Brookside, KY R+80
- Black Bottom, KY R+79
- Cranks, KY R+78
- Totz, KY R+76
- Putney, KY R+73
- Louellen, KY R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rocky Hill, AL R+44
- Camden, IL R+55
- Kipps, NY R+19
- Hand Valley, AR R+63
- Oriska, ND R+54
- Reamstown, PA R+40
- Jeffress, VA R+28
- Hamburg, LA R+64
- Omega, OK R+75
- Sugar Valley, OH R+61
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.