Salt Lick is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Salt Lick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salt Lick, ~16% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salt Lick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salt Lick leans more Republican than 31 of 83 neighbors.
Salt Lick runs about 30 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Salt Lick 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 Salt Lick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Salt Lick, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Salt Lick, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Salt Lick looks the way it does
Turnout in Salt Lick sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sudith, KY R+66
- Owingsville, KY R+61
- Lakeview Heights, KY R+44
- Preston, KY R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Meridian, TX R+61
- Duanesburg, NY R+24
- Rockdale, IL D+4
- Plainville, KS R+66
- Dilkon, AZ D+51
- Huron, TN R+73
- Darby, MT R+49
- Lyndonville, NY R+45
- Mesopotamia, OH R+56
- Kintnersville, PA R+22
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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.