Lackey is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Lackey typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lackey, ~11% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lackey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lackey leans more Republican than 84 of 135 neighbors.
Lackey runs about 37 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Lackey 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 Lackey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lackey, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lackey, 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 Lackey looks the way it does
Turnout in Lackey sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garrett, KY R+65
- Wayland, KY R+59
- Eastern, KY R+60
- Hueysville, KY R+63
- Mousie, KY R+70
- Drift, KY R+57
- Dema, KY R+74
- Leburn, KY R+71
- Raven, KY R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zumbro, MS Even
- Willmathsville, MO R+66
- Coveville, PA R+4
- North Plato, IL R+23
- Canfield, WV R+61
- Lone Cedar, TX R+72
- Farrell, MS R+39
- Rose, NE R+79
- Oakland Mills, PA R+65
- Prairie Hill, TX R+58
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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.