Robards is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Robards typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Robards, ~17% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Robards compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Robards leans more Republican than 34 of 78 neighbors.
Robards runs about 23 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Robards 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 Robards, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Robards are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Robards, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Robards looks the way it does
Turnout in Robards sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Weaverton, KY R+50
- Delaware, KY R+58
- Niagara, KY R+52
- Baskett, KY R+50
- Hebbardsville, KY R+57
- Cairo, KY R+55
- Graham Hill, KY R+46
- Comer, KY R+59
- Henderson, KY R+25
- Wilson, KY R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sparrow Bush, NY R+33
- Seneca, PA R+48
- Haysi, VA R+67
- Lynch Station, VA R+50
- North Beach Haven, NJ R+15
- Flovilla, GA R+37
- Caney, KS R+65
- Colon, MI R+39
- Oakville, CA D+31
- Welches, OR Even
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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.