Standing Rock is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Standing Rock typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Standing Rock, ~10% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Standing Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Standing Rock leans more Republican than 75 of 102 neighbors.
Standing Rock runs about 37 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Standing 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 Standing Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Standing Rock, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Standing Rock drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Standing Rock, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Standing Rock looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Standing Rock is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Standing Rock have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Torrent, KY R+55
- Zoe, KY R+65
- Rogers, KY R+55
- Crystal, KY R+66
- Slade, KY R+65
- St. Helens, KY R+66
- Pine Ridge, KY R+58
- Mount Olive, KY R+64
- Vada, KY R+68
- Mary, KY R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodleaf, CA R+11
- Scullton, PA R+63
- Cundiff, TX R+80
- Snow Hill, IN R+61
- New Marlboro, MA D+26
- West Point, ME D+4
- Bremen, ND R+63
- Souwilpa, AL R+54
- Hathaway, MT R+82
- Bournedale, MA D+4
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.