Mining City is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Mining City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mining City, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mining City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mining City leans more Republican than 60 of 100 neighbors.
Mining City runs about 35 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mining City. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Mining City 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 Mining City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Mining City hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mining City, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mining City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mining City 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 44%, about 11 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Morgantown, KY R+64
- Aberdeen, KY R+68
- Monford, KY R+73
- Woodbury, KY R+63
- Brooklyn, KY R+62
- Dunbar, KY R+65
- Gilstrap, KY R+70
- Provo, KY R+66
- Logansport, KY R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Smith Hill, AL R+65
- Micawber, OK R+63
- Leeper, MO R+66
- Brownwood, GA R+45
- Lee, VA R+19
- Flora, LA R+79
- Newington, NH D+21
- Bonesteel, SD R+65
- Glencairn, NY R+45
- Burlington, TX R+70
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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.