Patesville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Patesville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Patesville, ~16% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Patesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Patesville leans more Republican than 63 of 95 neighbors.
Patesville runs about 32 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Patesville 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 Patesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Patesville are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Patesville, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Patesville looks the way it does
Turnout in Patesville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dukes, KY R+60
- Easton, KY R+64
- Roseville, KY R+65
- Mattingly, KY R+60
- Cloverport, KY R+52
- Sunny Corner, KY R+54
- Floral, KY R+62
- Reynolds Station, KY R+67
- Hawesville, KY R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Lafayette, MO R+61
- Garwoods, NY R+50
- Roseneath, NC R+14
- Whittier, IA R+29
- West Burlington, PA R+63
- Rockwood Hill, TN R+57
- Rock Grove, IL R+44
- West Farm, CO R+62
- Fourche, AR R+57
- Nome, ND R+49
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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.