Slick Rock is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Slick Rock typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Slick Rock, ~13% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Slick Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Slick Rock leans more Republican than 28 of 82 neighbors.
Slick Rock runs about 34 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Slick Rock 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 Slick Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Slick Rock drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Slick Rock fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Slick Rock are family households, above 82% of cities.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Slick Rock, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Slick Rock looks the way it does
Turnout in Slick Rock sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lecta, KY R+55
- Beaumont, KY R+64
- Coral Hill, KY R+60
- Knob Lick, KY R+65
- Hiseville, KY R+65
- Eighty Eight, KY R+65
- Wisdom, KY R+64
- Glasgow, KY R+43
- Goodnight, KY R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abercrombie, ND R+43
- Gallina, NM D+17
- Sharp, TX R+70
- Hannastown, PA R+41
- Freeport, IA R+12
- Republican City, NE R+68
- Limehill, PA R+60
- Rapidan, MN R+26
- Dalton, AR R+72
- Rosser, TN R+67
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.