Symsonia is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Symsonia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Symsonia, ~13% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Symsonia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Symsonia leans more Republican than 64 of 68 neighbors.
Symsonia runs about 38 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Symsonia 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 Symsonia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Symsonia drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Symsonia are family households, above 92% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Symsonia, KY sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Symsonia looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Symsonia own their home, about 16 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Symsonia have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oak Level, KY R+67
- Sharpe, KY R+60
- Reidland, KY R+45
- Boaz, KY R+67
- Riverview, KY R+55
- Scale, KY R+52
- Possum Trot, KY R+54
- Hickory, KY R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Groveton, TX R+61
- Suring, WI R+42
- Winthrop, MN R+51
- Port Dickinson, NY Even
- Rolla, ND D+7
- Yoder, IN R+50
- Richlandtown, PA R+16
- Choteau, MT R+56
- Industry, PA R+38
- West Point, CA R+25
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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.