Summer Shade, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Summer Shade

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Summer Shade is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.

 

About 68% of adults in Summer Shade typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Summer Shade, ~11% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Summer Shade compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Summer Shade leans more Republican than 52 of 94 neighbors.

Summer Shade runs about 38 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.

Why Summer Shade 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 Summer Shade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Summer Shade, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Summer Shade, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Summer Shade looks the way it does

Turnout in Summer Shade 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.

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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.