St. John leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 80% of adults in St. John typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. John, ~20% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. John compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. John leans more Republican than 13 of 76 neighbors.
St. John runs about 19 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why St. John 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 St. John, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in St. John are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in St. John drive to work alone, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; St. John, 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 St. John looks the way it does
Turnout in St. John 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.
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- Elizabethtown, KY R+25
- Glendale, KY R+51
- Star Mills, KY R+56
- Howe Valley, KY R+66
- Stephensburg, KY R+64
- Long View, KY R+46
- Radcliff, KY R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wende, AL D+35
- London, MN R+41
- Wendell, NH D+4
- Cow Yard, MA D+8
- Stirum, ND R+56
- Gaars Mill, LA R+84
- White Rock, NM D+11
- Stanley Corner, SD R+54
- Dalark, AR R+14
- Whiteway, TX R+76
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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.