Torrent is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Torrent typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Torrent, ~14% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Torrent compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Torrent leans more Republican than 1 of 91 neighbors.
Torrent runs about 24 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Torrent 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 Torrent, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Torrent, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 91% of residents in Torrent drive to work alone, above 95% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Torrent, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Torrent looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Torrent is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 38%, about 17 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 62% of adults in Torrent have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Rogers, KY R+55
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- Pine Ridge, KY R+58
- St. Helens, KY R+66
- Mary, KY R+59
- Slade, KY R+65
- Vada, KY R+68
- Stillwater, KY R+60
- Mount Olive, KY R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kyle, NC R+52
- Willowdale, KS R+70
- Salmo, WI D+33
- Dorchester, NH D+3
- Turnip Hole, PA R+69
- Dixie, AL R+80
- Mappsburg, VA R+20
- Norway Ridge, WI R+47
- Rozetta, IL R+42
- Mandata, PA R+67
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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.