Stearns is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Stearns typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stearns, ~9% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stearns compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stearns leans more Republican than 29 of 61 neighbors.
Stearns runs about 43 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stearns. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+67), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Stearns 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 Stearns, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Stearns drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Stearns, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Stearns looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Stearns sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Smith Town, KY R+76
- Marshes Siding, KY R+77
- Whitley City, KY R+72
- Revelo, KY R+77
- Silerville, KY R+83
- White Oak Junction, KY R+86
- Pine Knot, KY R+72
- Hollyhill, KY R+26
- Strunk, KY R+80
- Beulah Heights, KY R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hawarden, IA R+52
- Fairmount, GA R+75
- Medina, WA D+29
- Cove, TX R+69
- Galveston, IN R+56
- Rough And Ready, CA R+7
- Pauma Valley, CA R+26
- Riverview, MO D+69
- Wyandotte, OK R+63
- Star, NC R+53
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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.