Rabbit Ridge is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Rabbit Ridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rabbit Ridge, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rabbit Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rabbit Ridge leans more Republican than 59 of 71 neighbors.
Rabbit Ridge runs about 40 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Rabbit Ridge 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 Rabbit Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Rabbit Ridge hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Rabbit Ridge is about 98%, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Rabbit Ridge, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Rabbit Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Rabbit Ridge have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kirkwood Springs, KY R+72
- Nebo, KY R+65
- Charleston, KY R+73
- Richland, KY R+52
- Providence, KY R+50
- Olney, KY R+68
- Dawson Springs, KY R+63
- Needmore, KY R+71
- Claxton, KY R+66
- Shady Grove, KY R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zeeland, ND R+68
- Alexandria, NE R+68
- East Krok, WI R+47
- New Augusta, AR R+53
- Terre Haute, IL R+50
- Easton, KY R+64
- Roy, LA R+76
- West Branch, NY R+50
- Crittenden, NY R+43
- Rummerfield, PA R+58
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.