Myers is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Myers typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Myers, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Myers compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Myers leans more Republican than 64 of 88 neighbors.
Myers runs about 32 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Myers 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 Myers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Myers, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Myers sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Myers, KY sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Myers looks the way it does
Turnout in Myers sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pleasant Valley, KY R+64
- Sprout, KY R+62
- Carlisle, KY R+59
- Ellisville, KY R+62
- Cowan, KY R+66
- East Union, KY R+62
- Ewing, KY R+65
- Jackstown, KY R+58
- Moorefield, KY R+64
- Headquarters, KY R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Odin, MN R+47
- Triangle, NY R+27
- Jefferson Junction, WI R+31
- West Brooklyn, IL R+39
- Roxbury, ME R+42
- Windemere, ME R+28
- Captiva, FL R+34
- West Chesterfield, MA D+30
- Little York, NY R+31
- West Rainier, OR R+24
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.