Tutor Key is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Tutor Key typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tutor Key, ~11% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tutor Key compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tutor Key leans more Republican than 64 of 122 neighbors.
Tutor Key runs about 39 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Tutor Key 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 Tutor Key, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Tutor Key drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Tutor Key are family households, above 86% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tutor Key, 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 Tutor Key looks the way it does
Turnout in Tutor Key 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 Cities
- Thelma, KY R+66
- River, KY R+73
- Wittensville, KY R+66
- Paintsville, KY R+57
- Williamsport, KY R+66
- Lowmansville, KY R+71
- Stambaugh, KY R+71
- Meally, KY R+66
- Collista, KY R+66
- West Van Lear, KY R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shippingport, PA R+45
- Ravencliff, WV R+76
- Wilsons, VA R+39
- Allison, PA R+38
- Salem, MS R+49
- Kilkenny, MN R+46
- North Dorr, MI R+46
- Iron Gate, VA R+54
- Rosalia, KS R+60
- Turin, NY R+55
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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.