Maulden is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Maulden typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maulden, ~7% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maulden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maulden leans more Republican than 64 of 96 neighbors.
Maulden runs about 45 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Maulden 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 Maulden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Maulden hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Maulden drive to work alone, above 92% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 91% of households in Maulden are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Maulden, KY sits in the bottom 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 Maulden looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 77% of adults in Maulden have completed high school, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
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- Lickingville, PA R+61
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- Kellerville, IL R+72
- Mendota, MN D+30
- Museville, OH R+73
- Glidewell, MO R+57
- Gunpowder, MD Even
- New Pine Creek, CA R+57
- Nallen, WV R+60
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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.