Milo is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Milo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milo, ~7% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milo leans more Republican than 102 of 109 neighbors.
Milo runs about 49 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Milo 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 Milo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Milo, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Milo drive to work alone, above 91% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Milo, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Milo looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Milo sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
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- Purcell, CO R+59
- Elmdale, IN R+62
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- Great Bend, ND R+47
- Kanorado, KS R+81
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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.