Menifee County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Menifee County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Menifee County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Menifee County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Menifee County leans more Republican than 18 of 24 neighbors.
Menifee County runs about 34 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Menifee County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Menifee County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Menifee County, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Menifee County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 94% of counties).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Menifee County, 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 Menifee County looks the way it does
Turnout in Menifee County sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Wolfe County, KY R+57
- Bath County, KY R+61
- Powell County, KY R+60
- Morgan County, KY R+64
- Montgomery County, KY R+52
- Rowan County, KY R+34
- Lee County, KY R+67
- Estill County, KY R+63
- Elliott County, KY R+57
- Fleming County, KY R+61
Counties with Similar Populations
- Clay County, NE R+64
- Shelby County, MO R+65
- Reynolds County, MO R+67
- Presidio County, TX D+4
- Iron County, WI R+27
- Pendleton County, WV R+61
- Grant County, MN R+36
- Gentry County, MO R+63
- Hamlin County, SD R+64
- Van Buren County, TN R+71
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.