Spring Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Spring Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spring Creek, ~5% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spring Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spring Creek leans more Republican than 74 of 127 neighbors.
Spring Creek runs about 47 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Spring Creek live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Spring Creek sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Spring Creek, KY sits in the bottom tenth 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 Spring Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Spring Creek 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 49%, about 5 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Spring Creek have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Essie, KY R+78
- Roark, KY R+74
- Jason, KY R+79
- Stinnett, KY R+74
- Peabody, KY R+81
- Hoskinston, KY R+75
- Asher, KY R+78
- Mozelle, KY R+78
- Warbranch, KY R+77
- Big Creek, KY R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Reid, NC R+35
- South Hannibal, NY R+41
- Mitchell, OR R+52
- Possumneck, MS R+77
- Toro, LA R+87
- South Hope, ME R+19
- Dover, MO R+59
- Whitcomb, WI R+46
- Croton, MI R+47
- Thomasville, MO R+74
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.