Mount Sherman is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Mount Sherman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Sherman, ~11% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Sherman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Sherman leans more Republican than 52 of 80 neighbors.
Mount Sherman runs about 37 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Sherman. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Mount Sherman 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 Sherman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Mount Sherman drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mount Sherman sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mount Sherman, KY sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Sherman looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Sherman sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buffalo, KY R+63
- Jericho, KY R+62
- South Buffalo, KY R+63
- Magnolia, KY R+67
- Linwood, KY R+70
- Summersville, KY R+72
- Coakley, KY R+72
- Mac, KY R+68
- Hodgenville, KY R+51
- Pike View, KY R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Reiles Acres, ND R+37
- South Fork, CO R+18
- Oktoc, MS Even
- Mulberry, KS R+49
- Brighton, IA R+41
- Ray, OH R+60
- Amherst, TX R+75
- Gulliver, MI R+44
- Leo, OH R+62
- Burton, ID R+69
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.