Louellen is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Louellen typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Louellen, ~6% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Louellen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Louellen leans more Republican than 104 of 129 neighbors.
Louellen runs about 48 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Louellen 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 Louellen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Louellen live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Louellen fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Louellen are family households, above 92% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Louellen, KY sits below the national average 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 Louellen looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 37% of households in Louellen rent, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Louellen sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Louellen have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Dione, KY R+72
- Hiram, KY R+78
- Bailey Creek, KY R+84
- Gordon, KY R+70
- Kenvir, KY R+83
- Evarts, KY R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Pharsalia, NY R+50
- Riverside, NV R+63
- Pittsburgh Junction, OH R+60
- Niles, MS D+59
- Knowlton Heights, ID R+49
- Scofield, UT R+51
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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.