Speight is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Speight typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Speight, ~8% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Speight compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Speight leans more Republican than 122 of 138 neighbors.
Speight runs about 42 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Speight 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 Speight, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Speight live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 18%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Speight, 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 Speight looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Speight have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Weeksbury, KY R+59
- Wheelwright, KY R+57
- Mc Roberts, KY R+64
- Jackhorn, KY R+68
- Deane, KY R+75
- Bevinsville, KY R+59
- Kite, KY R+74
- Bypro, KY R+58
- Jonancy, KY R+73
- Virgie, KY R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Imperial, GA R+20
- West Berlin, MA D+16
- Seawall, ME D+8
- Marksboro, NJ R+26
- Bissell, IL R+29
- Westbrook, TX R+73
- Lafayette, IA R+34
- Sinai, KY R+63
- Sisquoc, CA R+26
- Vasco, TX R+79
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.