Muddy Ford is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Muddy Ford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Muddy Ford, ~18% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Muddy Ford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Muddy Ford leans more Republican than 32 of 81 neighbors.
Muddy Ford runs about 24 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Muddy Ford 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 Muddy Ford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in Muddy Ford are family households, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Muddy Ford, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Muddy Ford looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Muddy Ford have completed high school, about 14 points above the Kentucky average of 85%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Muddy Ford own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leesburg, KY R+54
- Delaplain, KY R+45
- Lees Lick, KY R+57
- Davis, KY R+52
- Sadieville, KY R+57
- Newtown, KY R+44
- Georgetown, KY R+25
- Jacksonville, KY R+50
- Locust Grove, KY R+60
- Skinnersburg, KY R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rathbone, NY R+60
- Loxa, IL R+45
- Sandfordville, NY R+34
- Scioto Furnace, OH R+63
- East Gilead, MI R+50
- Spring Grove, IA R+33
- Lomax, AL R+81
- Glenford, NY D+42
- Neosheo, KY R+61
- Tina, MO R+67
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.