Little Needmore, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Little Needmore

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Little Needmore leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.

 

About 93% of adults in Little Needmore typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Needmore, ~31% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Little Needmore compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Little Needmore leans more Republican than 3 of 83 neighbors.

Politically, Little Needmore sits close to the rest of Kentucky.

Why Little Needmore 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 Little Needmore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Little Needmore are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Little Needmore, KY sits in the top quarter 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 Little Needmore looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Little Needmore have completed high school, about 13 points above the Kentucky average of 85%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.