Trigg Furnace is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Trigg Furnace typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trigg Furnace, ~14% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trigg Furnace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Trigg Furnace leans more Republican than 16 of 59 neighbors.
Trigg Furnace runs about 27 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Trigg Furnace 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 Trigg Furnace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Trigg Furnace drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Trigg Furnace, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Trigg Furnace looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Trigg Furnace own their home, about 13 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wallonia, KY R+50
- Lamasco, KY R+60
- Cadiz, KY R+55
- Hopson, KY R+62
- Roaring Spring, KY R+62
- Montgomery, KY R+50
- Canton, KY R+62
- Cobb, KY R+63
- McGowan, KY R+63
- Saratoga, KY R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Myrtle, ID R+34
- Kneeland, CA D+37
- Wilson Point, LA R+78
- New Glasgow, VA R+38
- New Chicago, MT R+53
- Rea Valley, AR R+63
- Hahn, MO R+71
- Jerrys Run, WV R+62
- Dennysville, ME R+26
- Ocie, MO R+65
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.