Strunk is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Strunk typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Strunk, ~6% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Strunk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Strunk leans more Republican than 61 of 66 neighbors.
Strunk runs about 50 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Strunk. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+73), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Strunk 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 Strunk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Strunk hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Strunk, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Strunk looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Strunk 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 42%, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Strunk rent, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Strunk have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pine Knot, KY R+72
- Silerville, KY R+83
- Revelo, KY R+77
- Hollyhill, KY R+26
- Winfield, TN R+74
- Stearns, KY R+73
- Smith Town, KY R+76
- Duckrun, KY R+78
- Whitley City, KY R+72
- Marshes Siding, KY R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gettysburg, SD R+49
- Greensboro, PA R+50
- China Grove, TX R+30
- Dunn, MO R+67
- Latexo, TX R+78
- Oak Ridge, IL R+32
- Otis, CO R+73
- Fort Supply, OK R+76
- Bernstadt, KY R+72
- North Brookline, NH R+7
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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.