Kirkwood Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Kirkwood Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kirkwood Springs, ~9% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kirkwood Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kirkwood Springs leans more Republican than 62 of 68 neighbors.
Kirkwood Springs runs about 41 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Kirkwood Springs 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 Kirkwood Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Kirkwood Springs drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Kirkwood Springs sits in the bottom quarter (about 4%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kirkwood Springs, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kirkwood Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Kirkwood Springs sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rabbit Ridge, KY R+71
- Needmore, KY R+71
- Olney, KY R+68
- Charleston, KY R+73
- Shady Grove, KY R+72
- Dawson Springs, KY R+63
- Claxton, KY R+66
- Providence, KY R+50
- Farmersville, KY R+72
- Nebo, KY R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Renovo, PA R+58
- Happy Hollow, MO R+65
- Raymertown, NY R+32
- Camp Leach, NC R+61
- English Lake, IN R+55
- Mountfair, VA D+10
- Eagle Point, WI R+32
- Hallidayboro, IL R+56
- Lawrence, NE R+68
- Coss Corners, NY R+49
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.