Stanford is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Stanford typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stanford, ~15% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stanford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stanford leans more Republican than 20 of 87 neighbors.
Stanford runs about 26 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stanford. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Stanford 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 Stanford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stanford votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Stanford, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Stanford looks the way it does
Turnout in Stanford 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.
Nearby Cities
- Turnersville, KY R+66
- Rowland, KY R+65
- Shelby City, KY R+57
- Maywood, KY R+67
- Jumbo, KY R+68
- McKinney, KY R+67
- Logantown, KY R+59
- Clifton, KY R+50
- Chicken Bristle, KY R+62
- Junction City, KY R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lucasville, OH R+56
- Micco, FL R+29
- Clyde, OH R+41
- Kula, HI D+18
- Villa Hills, KY R+21
- Lake Alfred, FL R+21
- Waynesville, OH R+50
- Aurora, MO R+52
- Madera Acres, CA R+15
- Milton, VT R+9
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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.