Parkers Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Parkers Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkers Lake, ~6% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkers Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkers Lake leans more Republican than 57 of 66 neighbors.
Parkers Lake runs about 48 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Parkers Lake 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 Parkers Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Parkers Lake live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Parkers Lake fits that profile on both counts.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Parkers Lake, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Parkers Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Parkers Lake is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Parkers Lake have completed high school, below 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Honeybee, KY R+79
- Beulah Heights, KY R+79
- Greenwood, KY R+76
- Blue John, KY R+76
- Wiborg, KY R+76
- Hail, KY R+73
- Sawyer, KY R+76
- Marshes Siding, KY R+77
- Whitley City, KY R+72
- Tateville, KY R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Melzo, MO R+62
- Cherokee, TX R+76
- Shubert, TN R+71
- Eagle Lake Manor, WI R+38
- Blakeslee, OH R+64
- Chesterville, ME R+34
- Hooven, OH R+61
- Waco, KS R+62
- Hopkins Hollow, RI R+22
- Roseland, NE R+74
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.