Venus is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Venus typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Venus, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Venus compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Venus leans more Republican than 32 of 93 neighbors.
Venus runs about 29 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Venus 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 Venus, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Venus are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Venus, KY sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Venus looks the way it does
Turnout in Venus 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
- Oddville, KY R+56
- Connersville, KY R+52
- Kentontown, KY R+61
- Morning Glory, KY R+63
- Colville, KY R+58
- Cynthiana, KY R+45
- Poindexter, KY R+59
- Kelat, KY R+61
- Hooktown, KY R+62
- McKinneysburg, KY R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hardaway, FL D+20
- Egypt, GA R+60
- Lunds Valley, ND R+78
- Warrens Bluff, TN R+67
- Glendevey, CO R+49
- Bloomington, NE R+66
- Shelburn, LA R+32
- Rock Springs, MO R+65
- Stevens Creek, VA R+62
- Germano, OH R+62
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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.