Sherwood Shores is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Sherwood Shores typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sherwood Shores, ~15% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sherwood Shores compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sherwood Shores leans more Republican than 18 of 67 neighbors.
Sherwood Shores runs about 26 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Sherwood Shores 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 Sherwood Shores, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sherwood Shores, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Sherwood Shores are family households, above 88% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sherwood Shores, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sherwood Shores looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sherwood Shores is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 57%, below 67% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Sherwood Shores have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gilbertsville, KY R+57
- Fairdealing, KY R+61
- Benton, KY R+56
- Dogtown, KY R+53
- Scale, KY R+52
- Lake City, KY R+58
- Hardin, KY R+62
- Calvert City, KY R+54
- Olive, KY R+63
- Suwanee, KY R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Duplainville, WI R+8
- Hunters, WA R+53
- Sprague, AL R+9
- Fairbank, PA R+39
- Vail, WA R+34
- Dicksonburg, PA R+52
- Horrell, PA R+51
- Bethany, MS R+54
- Thornhope, IN R+58
- Wilmington, VA R+12
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.