Pinsonfork is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Pinsonfork typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pinsonfork, ~9% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pinsonfork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pinsonfork leans more Republican than 74 of 145 neighbors.
Pinsonfork runs about 39 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Pinsonfork 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 Pinsonfork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pinsonfork, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pinsonfork sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Pinsonfork are family households, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pinsonfork, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Pinsonfork looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 98% of adults in Pinsonfork have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mc Andrews, KY R+70
- Ransom, KY R+76
- Stone, KY R+68
- Huddy, KY R+66
- Hardy, KY R+69
- Kimper, KY R+75
- Canada, KY R+70
- Freeburn, KY R+74
- McCarr, KY R+74
- Phelps, KY R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Leyden, NY R+58
- Folsomdale, NY R+50
- Kinderhook, MI R+45
- Whitehouse, KY R+72
- Mount Carbon, WV R+16
- Palo, MN R+25
- Clay Springs, AZ R+63
- Sherwood Forest, FL R+27
- Hooker, GA R+71
- Brisbin, PA R+61
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.