Manitou is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Manitou typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Manitou, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Manitou compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Manitou leans more Republican than 46 of 77 neighbors.
Manitou runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Manitou 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 Manitou, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Manitou drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Manitou, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Manitou looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Manitou is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 61%, about 7 points above the Kentucky average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hanson, KY R+59
- Nebo, KY R+65
- Vanderburg, KY R+62
- Madisonville, KY R+38
- Vandetta, KY R+61
- Grapevine, KY R+56
- Slaughters, KY R+62
- Richland, KY R+52
- Lisman, KY R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA R+32
- Surrey, ND R+64
- Brookdale, CA D+36
- Baxter, IA R+39
- Henderson, MI R+37
- St. Francis, KS R+67
- Tye, TX R+66
- Milford, IL R+57
- Kents Store, VA R+18
- Bowman, ND R+58
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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.