Olive Hill, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Olive Hill

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Olive Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in Olive Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olive Hill, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Olive Hill compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Olive Hill leans more Republican than 32 of 88 neighbors.

Olive Hill runs about 33 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.

Why Olive Hill 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 Olive Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Olive Hill, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Olive Hill, KY sits above the national average on this measure.

Why turnout in Olive Hill looks the way it does

Turnout in Olive Hill sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.