Merry Oaks is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Merry Oaks typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Merry Oaks, ~11% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Merry Oaks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Merry Oaks leans more Republican than 36 of 78 neighbors.
Merry Oaks runs about 34 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Merry Oaks leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Merry Oaks. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Merry Oaks, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Merry Oaks looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Merry Oaks 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 47%, about 7 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Merry Oaks have completed high school, below 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Park City, KY R+58
- Rocky Hill, KY R+66
- Smiths Grove, KY R+58
- Oil City, KY R+54
- Pritchardsville, KY R+55
- Highland Spring, KY R+52
- Haywood, KY R+59
- Finney, KY R+67
- Oakland, KY R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Purcell, PA R+77
- Dyckesville, WI R+42
- Park Head, MD R+63
- Lake Tamarisk, CA R+33
- Bruly St. Martin, LA R+60
- Shadow Lawn, IL R+16
- Parkline, ID R+57
- Frannie, WY R+77
- Freeburg, MN R+28
- Prilliman, VA R+56
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.