Linwood is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Linwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Linwood, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Linwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Linwood leans more Republican than 71 of 79 neighbors.
Linwood runs about 39 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Linwood 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 Linwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Linwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Linwood, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Linwood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Linwood 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 Linwood have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Magnolia, KY R+67
- Pike View, KY R+69
- Coakley, KY R+72
- Mount Sherman, KY R+67
- Summersville, KY R+72
- Buffalo, KY R+63
- South Buffalo, KY R+63
- Canmer, KY R+68
- Jericho, KY R+62
- Defries, KY R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Duck Creek Village, UT R+52
- Patterson, AR R+44
- Soldier, IA R+49
- Stockdale, OH R+63
- Oakside, MO R+69
- Brownsburg, WV R+50
- Harper, IA R+51
- Harmans, MD D+40
- Corwith, IA R+52
- Engle Mill, MD R+52
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.