Savoyard is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Savoyard typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Savoyard, ~10% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Savoyard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Savoyard leans more Republican than 48 of 82 neighbors.
Savoyard runs about 37 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Savoyard 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 Savoyard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Savoyard drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Savoyard sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 82% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Savoyard are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Savoyard, KY sits in the bottom tenth 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 Savoyard looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Savoyard own their home, about 14 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Center, KY R+69
- Hiseville, KY R+65
- Three Springs, KY R+67
- Knob Lick, KY R+65
- Hardyville, KY R+68
- Uno, KY R+58
- Whickerville, KY R+73
- Wisdom, KY R+64
- Goodnight, KY R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakley, WI R+33
- Young, TX R+78
- Allred, TN R+71
- Enon, AL D+79
- Whispering Pines, CA R+21
- Minter, TX R+80
- Midvale Corner, WA D+45
- Collins, AR R+41
- Elwood, NJ R+7
- Five Points, WI R+25
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.