Printer is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Printer typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Printer, ~8% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Printer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Printer leans more Republican than 27 of 129 neighbors.
Printer runs about 32 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Printer 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 Printer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Printer drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Printer fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Printer are family households, above 79% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Printer, 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 Printer looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Printer is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 49% of households in Printer rent, compared to around 28% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Printer have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Drift, KY R+57
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- Langley, KY R+60
- Martin, KY R+59
- Banner, KY R+66
- McDowell, KY R+61
- Grethel, KY R+68
- Eastern, KY R+60
- Harold, KY R+62
- Tram, KY R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shabbona, MI R+61
- Auxier, KY R+57
- Hygiene, CO D+29
- St. Louis, OK R+70
- Plandome Heights, NY R+8
- Malden, IN R+43
- Weogufka, AL R+77
- Klamath, CA R+13
- Lake Talmadge, GA D+39
- Montville, NY R+31
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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.