Lewis County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Lewis County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lewis County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lewis County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lewis County leans more Republican than 20 of 21 neighbors.
Lewis County runs about 36 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lewis County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Lewis County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lewis County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lewis County, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Lewis County are family households, above 81% of counties.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lewis County, 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 Lewis County looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Lewis County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Adams County, OH R+64
- Fleming County, KY R+61
- Mason County, KY R+42
- Carter County, KY R+61
- Rowan County, KY R+34
- Scioto County, OH R+47
- Greenup County, KY R+52
- Elliott County, KY R+57
- Bath County, KY R+61
- Robertson County, KY R+61
Counties with Similar Populations
- Mason County, IL R+46
- Kodiak Island Borough, AK R+16
- Lamb County, TX R+57
- Cass County, IL R+31
- Big Horn County, MT Even
- Cass County, IA R+41
- Powell County, KY R+60
- Webster County, KY R+58
- Perquimans County, NC R+34
- Shoshone County, ID R+43
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.