Silerville is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Silerville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silerville, ~7% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silerville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silerville leans more Republican than 60 of 62 neighbors.
Silerville runs about 52 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Silerville 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 Silerville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Silerville live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Silerville sits in the bottom quarter (about 1%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Silerville, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Silerville looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Silerville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Stearns, KY R+73
- Smith Town, KY R+76
- Hollyhill, KY R+26
- Winfield, TN R+74
- Whitley City, KY R+72
- Marshes Siding, KY R+77
- White Oak Junction, KY R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hero, FL R+50
- Oliver, IL R+59
- Obed, IL R+66
- Liberty, VA R+65
- Townsend, NY R+39
- Amenia, ND R+50
- Oak Forest, NC D+33
- Utopia, OH R+66
- Tigertown, TX R+77
- Lakewood, NM R+72
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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.