Poplar Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Poplar Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Poplar Grove, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Poplar Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Poplar Grove leans more Republican than 11 of 87 neighbors.
Poplar Grove runs about 25 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Poplar Grove, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Poplar Grove are family households, above 76% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Poplar Grove, KY sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Poplar Grove looks the way it does
Turnout in Poplar Grove sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sacramento, KY R+59
- Semiway, KY R+61
- Bremen, KY R+66
- Midland, KY R+67
- Island, KY R+58
- Gishton, KY R+65
- Jewel City, KY R+61
- Vandetta, KY R+61
- Moorman, KY R+62
- Rumsey, KY R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Gum, LA R+67
- Smith, SC R+13
- Rugby, IL R+52
- Lysite, WY R+76
- South Danville, VT D+6
- Toyah, TX R+50
- Kemmererville, PA R+22
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.