Tannery is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Tannery typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tannery, ~12% vote Democratic, ~75% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tannery compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tannery is the most Republican-leaning.
Tannery runs about 42 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Tannery 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 Tannery, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Tannery drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Tannery are family households, above 76% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Tannery, 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 Tannery looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Tannery own their home, about 19 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Tannery sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garrison, KY R+69
- York, KY R+66
- Quincy, KY R+63
- Smiths Creek, KY R+68
- Sunshine, OH R+60
- Firebrick, KY R+69
- Kehoe, KY R+67
- Vanceburg, KY R+65
- Letitia, KY R+70
- Stout, OH R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Higginsport, OH R+66
- Extra, WV R+62
- North Miami, OK R+59
- Lake Huntington, NY R+7
- Challenge, CA R+19
- Piney River, VA R+23
- Ferguson, IA R+42
- Denmark Center, OH R+51
- North Fairfax, VT R+21
- Hewlett Bay Park, NY R+44
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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.