Pittsburg is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Pittsburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pittsburg, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pittsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pittsburg leans more Republican than 6 of 83 neighbors.
Pittsburg runs about 34 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pittsburg, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Pittsburg runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Pittsburg are family households, above 88% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pittsburg, KY sits in the bottom tenth 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 Pittsburg looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Pittsburg sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Bernstadt, KY R+72
- Hazel Patch, KY R+71
- Maplesville, KY R+72
- McWhorter, KY R+72
- Brock, KY R+63
- Eberle, KY R+72
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- Woodbury, IN R+49
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- Saukum, MS R+4
- Santa Rita, MT R+65
- Lyonsdale, NY R+45
- Byrds Creek, WI R+27
- Camp Crook, SD R+88
- Stellar, TX R+67
- Burns City, IN 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.