Rose Terrace leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Rose Terrace typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rose Terrace, ~17% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rose Terrace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rose Terrace leans more Republican than 8 of 70 neighbors.
Politically, Rose Terrace sits close to the rest of Kentucky.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rose Terrace. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Rose Terrace 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 Rose Terrace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Rose Terrace drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 96% of households in Rose Terrace are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rose Terrace, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Rose Terrace looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 94% of households in Rose Terrace rent, about 69 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Rose Terrace have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Knox, KY R+13
- Vine Grove Junction, KY R+10
- Muldraugh, KY R+23
- Vine Grove, KY R+34
- Radcliff, KY R+10
- Ekron, KY R+56
- Rineyville, KY R+47
- West Point, KY R+52
- Long View, KY R+46
- Brandenburg, KY R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Olmsted, IL R+54
- Windham Springs, AL R+80
- Tiosa, IN R+59
- Grand Tower, IL R+54
- Harwood, MO R+74
- Montgomery, KY R+50
- Lockridge, IA R+48
- New Cambria, KS R+53
- Pine Harbor, GA R+36
- Hannibal, TX R+78
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.