Mays Lick is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Mays Lick typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mays Lick, ~13% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mays Lick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mays Lick leans more Republican than 36 of 84 neighbors.
Mays Lick runs about 30 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Mays Lick 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 Mays Lick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Mays Lick are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mays Lick, KY sits in the bottom tenth 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 Mays Lick looks the way it does
Turnout in Mays Lick sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shannon, KY R+61
- Helena, KY R+61
- Murphysville, KY R+60
- Nepton, KY R+59
- Ewing, KY R+65
- Sardis, KY R+50
- Cowan, KY R+66
- Orangeburg, KY R+61
- Maysville, KY R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Norwood, MN R+36
- Mechanicsburg, IL R+49
- Scotrun, PA R+9
- Clarkridge, AR R+60
- Midway, PA R+32
- Wilson, MI R+33
- Killona, LA D+84
- Rohrersville, MD R+36
- Freeman, IN R+52
- Mi-Wuk Village, CA Even
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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.