Savage is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Savage typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Savage, ~7% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Savage compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Savage leans more Republican than 70 of 73 neighbors.
Savage runs about 46 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Savage 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 Savage, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Savage, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Savage sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Savage, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Savage looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Savage is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 5 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Savage have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Junction City, IL R+59
- Gary, TX R+77
- Osceola, PA R+62
- Moores Fork, OH R+58
- Clermont, KY R+58
- Bushville, NY R+25
- Clayton, OK R+71
- Oakdale, IL R+58
- Stringtown, OK R+75
- Foxboro, WI R+26
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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.