Pebworth is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Pebworth typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pebworth, ~10% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pebworth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pebworth leans more Republican than 43 of 94 neighbors.
Pebworth runs about 39 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Pebworth 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 Pebworth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pebworth, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pebworth, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pebworth looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Pebworth sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Levi, KY R+70
- Scoville, KY R+71
- Idamay, KY R+69
- Chestnut Gap, KY R+73
- Booneville, KY R+70
- Travellers Rest, KY R+80
- Endee, KY R+80
- Beattyville, KY R+66
- Heidelberg, KY R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Myrtle, MN R+41
- Close City, TX R+67
- Cleveland, IN R+58
- Owensville, AR R+64
- Olive, MT R+72
- Mohawk Hill, NY R+58
- Chapman, AL R+50
- Northville, SD R+60
- Medora, IA R+36
- Peabody, IN R+55
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.