Rumsey is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Rumsey typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rumsey, ~15% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rumsey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rumsey leans more Republican than 51 of 93 neighbors.
Rumsey runs about 29 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Rumsey 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 Rumsey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Rumsey, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Rumsey, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Rumsey looks the way it does
Turnout in Rumsey 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
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- Glenville, KY R+58
- Semiway, KY R+61
- Cleopatra, KY R+59
- Panther, KY R+57
- Island, KY R+58
- Livermore, KY R+56
- Wrightsburg, KY R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little Hope, PA R+44
- Lamar, OK R+70
- Wards, NC R+43
- Energy, MS R+56
- Quackenkill, NY R+19
- Long Bridge, LA R+27
- Berkshire Heights, MA D+61
- West Bridgton, ME R+17
- Farmington Falls, ME R+8
- Frederick, SD R+58
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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.