Pilgrim is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Pilgrim typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pilgrim, ~6% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pilgrim compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pilgrim leans more Republican than 127 of 132 neighbors.
Pilgrim runs about 49 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Pilgrim 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 Pilgrim, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Pilgrim live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pilgrim sits in the bottom quarter (about 5%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pilgrim, 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 Pilgrim looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pilgrim is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Pilgrim have completed high school, below 76% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lovely, KY R+78
- McClure, KY R+80
- Beauty, KY R+77
- Naugatuck, WV R+70
- Warfield, KY R+75
- Borderland, WV R+77
- Kermit, WV R+74
- Blocton, WV R+76
- Maher, WV R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zenith, GA D+2
- Washington, AR R+24
- Komensky, MN R+52
- Center, OH R+53
- Leeton, UT R+36
- New Vernon, NJ R+8
- New Weston, OH R+78
- Kingsville, WV R+65
- Portage Des Sioux, MO R+56
- Megargel, AL R+68
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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.