Putney is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Putney typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Putney, ~9% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Putney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Putney leans more Republican than 55 of 124 neighbors.
Putney runs about 43 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Putney. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+72), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Putney 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 Putney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Putney hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Putney are family households, above 93% of cities.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Putney, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Putney looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Putney own their home, about 13 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ages-Brookside, KY R+80
- Evarts, KY R+80
- Rosspoint, KY R+76
- Totz, KY R+76
- Big Laurel, KY R+84
- Lejunior, KY R+79
- Kenvir, KY R+83
- Napier, KY R+81
- Baxter, KY R+68
- Bledsoe, KY R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ackerly, TX R+80
- Forest Beach, WA D+4
- Wickett, TX R+73
- Paton, IA R+49
- Martin, MS R+73
- Winfred, SD R+52
- Penfield, GA R+10
- Fords Creek, MS R+75
- Bittinger, MD R+59
- Shortly, DE R+46
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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.