Lewis Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Lewis Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lewis Creek, ~5% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lewis Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lewis Creek leans more Republican than 124 of 128 neighbors.
Lewis Creek runs about 52 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Lewis Creek 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 Lewis Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Lewis Creek live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Lewis Creek fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Lewis Creek are family households, above 77% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Lewis Creek, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Lewis Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lewis Creek is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Lewis Creek have completed high school, below 78% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Lewis Creek sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bledsoe, KY R+85
- Helton, KY R+79
- Chappell, KY R+78
- Baxter, KY R+68
- Loyall, KY R+61
- Dayhoit, KY R+75
- Rosspoint, KY R+76
- Warbranch, KY R+77
- Asher, KY R+78
- Wallins Creek, KY R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lakota, IA R+54
- Oliver, PA R+25
- Optima, OK R+67
- Mooresville, KY R+65
- Beeson, WV R+71
- Creede, CO R+6
- Mouthcard, KY R+74
- Fessenden, ND R+63
- Otterville, VA R+48
- Cooter, MO R+77
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.