Mount Olivet is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Mount Olivet typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Olivet, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Olivet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Olivet leans more Republican than 56 of 97 neighbors.
Mount Olivet runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Mount Olivet 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 Olivet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Mount Olivet drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mount Olivet, KY sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Olivet looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Olivet sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Claysville, KY R+61
- Piqua, KY R+60
- Kentontown, KY R+61
- Shannon, KY R+61
- Germantown, KY R+62
- Murphysville, KY R+60
- Ellisville, KY R+62
- Brooksville, KY R+61
- Chatham, KY R+60
- Venus, KY R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Peabody, KS R+55
- Mount Olive, OH R+64
- Wayne, ME D+7
- Bingham Farms, MI D+26
- Wilmot, NH D+8
- Hill Top, MO R+69
- Camp Douglas, WI R+36
- Oakland Acres, IA R+35
- Winthrop, IA R+42
- Grantsville, WV R+67
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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.