Kevil is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Kevil typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kevil, ~16% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kevil compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kevil leans more Republican than 36 of 79 neighbors.
Kevil runs about 28 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Kevil 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 Kevil, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Kevil drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Kevil are family households, above 80% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kevil, KY sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Kevil looks the way it does
Turnout in Kevil sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodville, KY R+63
- Heath, KY R+57
- Rossington, KY R+60
- La Center, KY R+55
- Hinkleville, KY R+63
- West Paducah, KY R+57
- Bandana, KY R+61
- Grahamville, KY R+58
- Joppa, IL R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Otterbein, OH R+4
- Horse Shoe, NC R+19
- St. Bernard, LA R+52
- Granby, MO R+63
- Sewanee, TN R+34
- Woodlawn, OH D+63
- Elmira Heights, NY R+19
- Marienville, PA R+5
- Walsenburg, CO R+7
- Golf Manor, OH D+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.