Todd County is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Todd County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Todd County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Todd County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Todd County leans more Republican than 14 of 18 neighbors.
Todd County runs about 29 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Todd County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Todd County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Todd County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 72% of households in Todd County are family households, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Todd County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 8%, below 87% of counties).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Todd County, KY sits in the bottom tenth 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 Todd County looks the way it does
Turnout in Todd County 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.
Nearby Counties
- Christian County, KY R+21
- Logan County, KY R+56
- Montgomery County, TN R+16
- Muhlenberg County, KY R+55
- Robertson County, TN R+46
- Simpson County, KY R+42
- Trigg County, KY R+56
- Cheatham County, TN R+55
- Butler County, KY R+67
- Hopkins County, KY R+48
Counties with Similar Populations
- Pike County, IN R+55
- Newton County, TX R+61
- Pamlico County, NC R+37
- Northampton County, VA Even
- Morgan County, UT R+63
- Menard County, IL R+41
- Rolette County, ND D+33
- Morrow County, OR R+36
- Appanoose County, IA R+43
- Rains County, TX R+75
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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.