Ralph is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Ralph typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ralph, ~14% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ralph compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ralph leans more Republican than 46 of 101 neighbors.
Ralph runs about 29 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Ralph 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 Ralph, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Ralph, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ralph, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ralph looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Ralph have completed high school, about 12 points above the Kentucky average of 85%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Oklahoma, KY R+59
- Magan, KY R+69
- Floral, KY R+62
- Philpot, KY R+55
- Knottsville, KY R+60
- Shreve, KY R+68
- Fordsville, KY R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- La Constancia, NM R+19
- Knapp Creek, NY R+38
- Knowles, OK R+85
- Pinecreek, MN R+58
- Seneca Rocks, WV R+72
- Mineral Hill, NM D+31
- Jacobs Creek Landing, KS R+63
- Smith Point, TX R+47
- Hogtown, NY R+30
- Blocksburg, CA D+7
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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.