Mount Eden is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Mount Eden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Eden, ~18% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Eden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Eden leans more Republican than 68 of 78 neighbors.
Mount Eden runs about 32 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Mount Eden 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 Mount Eden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Mount Eden drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mount Eden sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Mount Eden are family households, above 81% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Eden, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Eden looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Mount Eden own their home, about 16 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Van Buren, KY R+63
- Gee, KY R+61
- Southville, KY R+54
- Glensboro, KY R+61
- Harrisonville, KY R+60
- Figg, KY R+47
- Wakefield, KY R+62
- Sinai, KY R+63
- Waddy, KY R+54
- Olive Branch, KY R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sinclairville, NY R+41
- Biltmore Forest, NC D+11
- Benedict, MD R+7
- Crawford, CO R+39
- Odessa, NY R+30
- New Augusta, MS R+47
- Sheffield, IA R+45
- Audubon Park, KY D+18
- Three Springs, PA R+72
- Colfax, TX R+77
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.