Miracle is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Miracle typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Miracle, ~6% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Miracle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Miracle leans more Republican than 91 of 111 neighbors.
Miracle runs about 49 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Miracle 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 Miracle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Miracle hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Miracle drive to work alone, above 88% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Miracle are family households, above 83% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Miracle, 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 Miracle looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Miracle 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 43%, about 11 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Miracle rent, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Miracle have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Varilla, KY R+72
- Hutch, KY R+77
- Pathfork, KY R+81
- Callaway, KY R+78
- Kettle Island, KY R+76
- Colmar, KY R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moselem Springs, PA R+39
- Gonyon, VA R+25
- Beaver Island, MI D+13
- Ellenburg, NY R+34
- Loraine, CA R+48
- DeLamere, ND R+52
- Vollmar, CO R+43
- Greenwald, MN R+73
- Smyrna, MS R+35
- Nevada, MS R+39
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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.