Piqua is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Piqua typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Piqua, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Piqua compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Piqua leans more Republican than 43 of 95 neighbors.
Piqua runs about 30 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Piqua 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 Piqua, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Piqua drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Piqua fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Piqua are family households, above 77% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Piqua, KY sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Piqua looks the way it does
Turnout in Piqua sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Claysville, KY R+61
- Mount Olivet, KY R+62
- Ellisville, KY R+62
- Kentontown, KY R+61
- Shannon, KY R+61
- Morning Glory, KY R+63
- Cowan, KY R+66
- Pleasant Valley, KY R+64
- Venus, KY R+59
- Ewing, KY R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Turin, IA R+48
- Johnsville, MD R+45
- Jethro, AR R+70
- La Junta, NM D+13
- Enloe, TX R+79
- Bessville, MO R+72
- Litsey, KY R+67
- West Crossing, GA R+68
- Wrights, IL R+65
- Fern, PA R+59
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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.