Newtown leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Newtown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newtown, ~24% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newtown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newtown leans more Republican than 21 of 82 neighbors.
Newtown runs about 13 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Newtown. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Newtown 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 Newtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Newtown are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Newtown, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Newtown looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Newtown have completed high school, about 15 points above the Kentucky average of 85%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Newtown own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Georgetown, KY R+25
- Leesburg, KY R+54
- Jacksonville, KY R+50
- Muddy Ford, KY R+55
- Delaplain, KY R+45
- Great Crossing, KY R+37
- Brentsville, KY R+48
- Lees Lick, KY R+57
- Skinnersburg, KY R+52
- Hutchison, KY R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rigsby, OK R+65
- Farwell, MN R+44
- Samaria, MI R+40
- Rowena, TX R+79
- Giltner, NE R+71
- Sawyer, IA R+34
- Round Hill, KY R+71
- Olcott, NY R+36
- Honeytown, OH R+54
- Jamestown, CO D+61
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.