Skaggs is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Skaggs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Skaggs, ~7% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Skaggs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Skaggs leans more Republican than 107 of 115 neighbors.
Skaggs runs about 45 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Skaggs 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 Skaggs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Skaggs, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Skaggs are family households, above 94% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Skaggs, 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 Skaggs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Skaggs 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 42%, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Skaggs rent, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Skaggs have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Martha, KY R+74
- Keaton, KY R+77
- Blaine, KY R+74
- Wilbur, KY R+73
- Mazie, KY R+70
- Davisville, KY R+75
- Flatgap, KY R+75
- Edsel, KY R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Caddo, TX R+77
- Oscar, KY R+61
- Ormonde, IL R+50
- Wetipquin, MD R+26
- Galata, MT R+62
- Liebenthal, KS R+64
- Hillside, WI R+8
- Dennisville, NJ R+42
- Roanoke, WV R+62
- Chimney Rock Village, NC R+21
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.