Marshes Siding is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Marshes Siding typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marshes Siding, ~7% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marshes Siding compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marshes Siding leans more Republican than 47 of 60 neighbors.
Marshes Siding runs about 46 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Marshes Siding 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 Marshes Siding, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Marshes Siding drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Marshes Siding fits that profile on both counts.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Marshes Siding, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Marshes Siding looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Marshes Siding is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Marshes Siding rent, above 85% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Marshes Siding have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whitley City, KY R+72
- Stearns, KY R+73
- Smith Town, KY R+76
- Beulah Heights, KY R+79
- Wiborg, KY R+76
- White Oak Junction, KY R+86
- Revelo, KY R+77
- Pine Knot, KY R+72
- Hollyhill, KY R+26
- Ritner, KY R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cowley, WY R+77
- Heather Glen, CA R+23
- Tennessee City, TN R+63
- Walton, WV R+64
- Hastings, IN R+69
- Irasburg, VT R+27
- Rhea, AR R+55
- Tryon, OK R+71
- Newell, SD R+75
- Howard, CO R+35
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.