Lewisport leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Lewisport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lewisport, ~20% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lewisport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lewisport leans more Republican than 10 of 89 neighbors.
Lewisport runs about 15 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lewisport. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Lewisport 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 Lewisport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Lewisport drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lewisport, KY sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lewisport looks the way it does
Turnout in Lewisport sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Petri, KY R+48
- Yelvington, KY R+54
- Newtonville, IN R+53
- Grandview, IN R+50
- Pellville, KY R+58
- Maceo, KY R+53
- Chambers, KY R+53
- Hawesville, KY R+55
- Tell City, IN R+32
- Evanston, IN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Keedysville, MD R+37
- Homer, MI R+48
- Hopkins, MI R+44
- Cutchogue, NY Even
- Dyess Afb, TX R+26
- Islandia, NY D+4
- Laguna Vista, TX R+34
- Holcomb, KS R+60
- Gardners, PA R+46
- Frontenac, KS R+34
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.