Smith Town is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Smith Town typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smith Town, ~8% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smith Town compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smith Town leans more Republican than 46 of 61 neighbors.
Smith Town runs about 46 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Smith Town 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 Smith Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Smith Town drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Smith Town fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Smith Town, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Smith Town looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Smith Town sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stearns, KY R+73
- Marshes Siding, KY R+77
- Whitley City, KY R+72
- Revelo, KY R+77
- White Oak Junction, KY R+86
- Silerville, KY R+83
- Pine Knot, KY R+72
- Hollyhill, KY R+26
- Strunk, KY R+80
- Beulah Heights, KY R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hunts Point, WA D+37
- Kedron, WV R+59
- Weeping Mary, TX R+54
- Pettus, TX R+64
- Sedgwick, AR R+66
- Potterville, PA R+61
- Hume, MO R+68
- Alplaus, NY D+8
- Riddles Store, TN R+72
- Burna, KY R+68
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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.