Vanzant is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Vanzant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vanzant, ~13% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vanzant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vanzant leans more Republican than 48 of 95 neighbors.
Vanzant runs about 32 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Vanzant 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 Vanzant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Vanzant drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Vanzant, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Vanzant looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Vanzant is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 62%, about 7 points above the Kentucky average of 54%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Vanzant own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rockvale, KY R+63
- Easton, KY R+64
- Glen Dean, KY R+64
- Shreve, KY R+68
- Fordsville, KY R+68
- Fentress McMahan, KY R+61
- Axtel, KY R+63
- Kirk, KY R+62
- Mattingly, KY R+60
- Falls Of Rough, KY R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allentown, FL R+74
- Tuttle, AR R+37
- Morrison Bluff, AR R+57
- Soundside, NC D+4
- Antimony, UT R+71
- Jamestown, AL R+80
- Thomas, IL R+47
- Vliets, KS R+53
- Kiro, KS R+40
- Keota, MO R+69
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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.