Owen County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Owen County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Owen County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Owen County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Owen County is the most Republican-leaning.
Owen County runs about 33 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Owen County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Owen County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Owen County, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Owen County, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Owen County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 87% of households in Owen County own their home, about 9 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Gallatin County, KY R+57
- Grant County, KY R+62
- Carroll County, KY R+51
- Henry County, KY R+51
- Switzerland County, IN R+63
- Franklin County, KY R+19
- Scott County, KY R+29
- Trimble County, KY R+57
- Pendleton County, KY R+62
- Harrison County, KY R+51
Counties with Similar Populations
- Martin County, KY R+74
- Watonwan County, MN R+29
- Pope County, MN R+38
- Okfuskee County, OK R+53
- Jefferson Davis County, MS D+6
- Montgomery County, MO R+56
- Live Oak County, TX R+61
- Monroe County, KY R+69
- Dooly County, GA R+6
- Wabash County, IL R+51
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.