Vancleve is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Vancleve typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vancleve, ~10% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vancleve compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vancleve leans more Republican than 38 of 95 neighbors.
Vancleve runs about 34 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Vancleve leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Vancleve. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Vancleve, 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 Vancleve looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 86% of adults in Vancleve have completed high school, below 76% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Quicksand, KY R+59
- Campton, KY R+56
- Jackson, KY R+61
- Helechawa, KY R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mumford, NY R+21
- Jeffers, MN R+66
- Sycolin, VA D+6
- Surveyor, WV R+68
- Beulahtown, NC R+53
- Foxfield, CO R+10
- Temple, ME R+30
- Edgeley, ND R+59
- Deemston, PA R+47
- Tiawah, OK R+63
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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.