Semiway is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Semiway typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Semiway, ~15% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Semiway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Semiway leans more Republican than 61 of 88 neighbors.
Semiway runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Semiway 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 Semiway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Semiway drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Semiway are family households, above 88% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Semiway, 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 Semiway looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Semiway own their home, about 16 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Semiway have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jewel City, KY R+61
- Rumsey, KY R+60
- Poplar Grove, KY R+56
- Sacramento, KY R+59
- Calhoun, KY R+59
- Island, KY R+58
- Vandetta, KY R+61
- Wrightsburg, KY R+62
- Glenville, KY R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pennline, PA R+52
- St. Benedict, LA R+54
- Frank, WV R+60
- Pringle, GA R+46
- Lanham, KS R+68
- Nysted, NE R+65
- Falun, KS R+66
- Wirock, MN R+55
- Newman, KY R+51
- Linnsburg, IN R+61
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.