Vaughns Mill is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Vaughns Mill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vaughns Mill, ~15% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vaughns Mill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vaughns Mill leans more Republican than 82 of 103 neighbors.
Vaughns Mill runs about 36 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vaughns Mill. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Vaughns Mill 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 Vaughns Mill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Vaughns Mill, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Vaughns Mill drive to work alone, above 92% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Vaughns Mill, KY sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Vaughns Mill looks the way it does
Turnout in Vaughns Mill 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
- Clay City, KY R+62
- Stanton, KY R+57
- Pitts, KY R+68
- Log Lick, KY R+61
- Ravenna, KY R+62
- Westbend, KY R+60
- Irvine, KY R+63
- Levee, KY R+66
- Trapp, KY R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Haileyville, OK R+62
- House, MS R+89
- Bouse, AZ R+55
- Meriden, MN R+48
- Chester, MI R+41
- Royal, IA R+57
- Proctorsville, VT R+3
- Twelve Mile, IN R+59
- Gary City, TX R+73
- Dundas, VA R+28
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.