Lees Lick is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Lees Lick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lees Lick, ~17% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lees Lick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lees Lick leans more Republican than 34 of 86 neighbors.
Lees Lick runs about 27 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Lees Lick 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 Lees Lick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Lees Lick are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Lees Lick, KY does.
Why turnout in Lees Lick looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Lees Lick have completed high school, about 11 points above the Kentucky average of 85%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Locust Grove, KY R+60
- Leesburg, KY R+54
- Davis, KY R+52
- Muddy Ford, KY R+55
- Sadieville, KY R+57
- Breckinridge, KY R+59
- Rutland, KY R+62
- Jacksonville, KY R+50
- Lair, KY R+55
- Cynthiana, KY R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orum, SC R+18
- Piru, CA D+14
- Pirtle, TX R+38
- Shawnette, TN R+75
- Orchid, FL R+28
- Polksville, KY R+63
- Beaver, WA R+34
- Wounded Knee, SD D+57
- Endville, MS R+67
- Artemus, KY R+57
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.