Needmore is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Needmore typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Needmore, ~9% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Needmore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Needmore leans more Republican than 61 of 69 neighbors.
Needmore runs about 41 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Needmore 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 Needmore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Needmore hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Needmore is about 96%, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Needmore, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Needmore looks the way it does
Turnout in Needmore 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.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Alton, NY R+23
- Castner Falls, MT R+50
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- West Bingham, PA R+68
- Kennedy Heights, LA D+21
- Maher, CO R+56
- Reaville, NJ R+11
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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.