Tateville is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Tateville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tateville, ~9% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tateville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tateville leans more Republican than 31 of 63 neighbors.
Tateville runs about 43 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Tateville 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 Tateville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Tateville hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tateville, 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 Tateville looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Tateville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Delta, KY R+72
- Burnside, KY R+69
- Greenwood, KY R+76
- Bronston, KY R+65
- Blue John, KY R+76
- Wiborg, KY R+76
- Frazer, KY R+52
- Ritner, KY R+84
- Hail, KY R+73
- Denney, KY R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tobinsport, IN R+47
- Laurel Dale, WV R+74
- Lone Pine, LA R+70
- Shanghai, NC R+11
- Grass Valley, OR R+63
- Chalybeate, PA R+60
- Sandy Ridge, TN R+68
- Rolling Meadows, TX R+62
- Northboro, IA R+54
- Jenkins, IL R+53
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.