Roaring Spring is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Roaring Spring typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roaring Spring, ~15% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roaring Spring compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roaring Spring leans more Republican than 30 of 51 neighbors.
Roaring Spring runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Roaring Spring leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Roaring Spring. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Roaring Spring, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Roaring Spring looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Roaring Spring 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 59%, below 62% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cadiz, KY R+55
- Montgomery, KY R+50
- Canton, KY R+62
- Wallonia, KY R+50
- Trigg Furnace, KY R+58
- Donaldson, KY R+64
- Caledonia, KY R+59
- Peedee, KY R+60
- Hopson, KY R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harbin, TX R+71
- Cornettsville, KY R+72
- Datil, NM R+43
- Jalapa, SC R+18
- Liscomb, IA R+40
- Woods Bay, MT R+24
- Reedville, TX R+9
- Gem Lake, MN D+21
- Pandora, TX R+72
- Hendrix, OK R+70
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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.