Possum Trot is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Possum Trot typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Possum Trot, ~18% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Possum Trot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Possum Trot leans more Republican than 11 of 64 neighbors.
Possum Trot runs about 24 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Possum Trot 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 Possum Trot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Possum Trot drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Possum Trot, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Possum Trot looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Possum Trot is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 61%, about 7 points above the Kentucky average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Calvert City, KY R+54
- Sharpe, KY R+60
- Ledbetter, KY R+61
- Riverview, KY R+55
- Reidland, KY R+45
- Scale, KY R+52
- Symsonia, KY R+69
- Farley, KY R+41
- Gilbertsville, KY R+57
- Grand Rivers, KY R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Womack, LA R+82
- Maunie, IL R+68
- Clarksburg, MA Even
- Three Lakes, MI R+32
- Tidwell, TX R+64
- Collinsburg, LA R+12
- Clyde, PA R+56
- Terry Creek, TN R+75
- Cotula, TN R+73
- Conway, IA R+52
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.