Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake, ~10% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake leans more Republican than 15 of 96 neighbors.
Lake runs about 40 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Lake 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 Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Lake are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Lake, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Lake 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
- Lida, KY R+68
- Cane Creek, KY R+75
- Portersburg, KY R+79
- Urban, KY R+79
- Sprule, KY R+81
- Brock, KY R+63
- Maplesville, KY R+72
- Lincoln, KY R+80
- Manchester, KY R+69
- Garrard, KY R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Welcome, FL R+72
- Seaforth, MN R+62
- East Franklin, ME R+13
- East Greenwich, NY R+15
- Griffith Creek, TN R+74
- Roma Creek, TX R+4
- Blue Mountain, AR R+72
- Lake Bluff, NY R+28
- Lake City, IL R+61
- Haigler, NE R+75
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.