Rocky Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Rocky Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rocky Hill, ~13% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rocky Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rocky Hill leans more Republican than 51 of 76 neighbors.
Rocky Hill runs about 36 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rocky Hill. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Rocky Hill 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 Rocky Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Rocky Hill are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Rocky Hill, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Rocky Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Rocky Hill 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
- Smiths Grove, KY R+58
- Merry Oaks, KY R+65
- Park City, KY R+58
- Oakland, KY R+47
- Highland Spring, KY R+52
- Sunnyside, KY R+47
- Oil City, KY R+54
- Nick, KY R+65
- Finney, KY R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paradise Hill, OH R+54
- Wattensaw, AR R+66
- Lake Michigan Beach, MI R+26
- Butlers Crossroads, NC R+36
- Genesee, PA R+63
- Esmont, VA D+2
- Elgin, IA R+35
- Culbertson, NE R+75
- Chunky, MS R+73
- Hennepin, IL R+30
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.