Sudith is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Sudith typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sudith, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sudith compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sudith leans more Republican than 77 of 91 neighbors.
Sudith runs about 36 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Sudith 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 Sudith, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Sudith live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sudith fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Sudith are family households, above 83% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sudith, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Sudith looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sudith 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 49%, about 5 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Means, KY R+67
- Olympia, KY R+64
- Hope, KY R+65
- Fagan, KY R+63
- Preston, KY R+64
- Salt Lick, KY R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Seaboard, AL R+77
- Etlah, MO R+65
- Oaks, MS D+24
- Fox Hill, AR R+65
- Overlook, NY R+32
- Stoneham, CO R+74
- Hubertville, LA R+32
- Macdonaldton, PA R+71
- Mitchell, LA R+85
- Rosebud, IL R+60
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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.