Pewee Valley leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Pewee Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pewee Valley, ~38% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pewee Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pewee Valley leans more Republican than 53 of 121 neighbors.
Pewee Valley runs about 15 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Pewee Valley 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 Pewee Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pewee Valley votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 45%, well above the Kentucky average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Pewee Valley are family households, above 88% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pewee Valley, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pewee Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pewee Valley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Pewee Valley own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Worthington Hills, KY D+31
- Crestwood, KY R+24
- Orchard Grass Hills, KY R+15
- Anchorage, KY R+2
- Buckner, KY R+32
- Middletown, KY D+6
- Meadow Vale, KY D+14
- Woodland Hills, KY Even
- Rolling Hills, KY D+20
- Ten Broeck, KY D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Walnut, MS R+82
- Barnesville, MN R+28
- Chatfield, MN R+30
- Lake Erie Beach, NY R+16
- Davis, IL R+29
- Elm Springs, AR R+41
- Girard, KS R+47
- Grantville, PA R+38
- Romney, WV R+55
- Philippi, WV R+49
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.