Vest, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Vest

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Vest is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in Vest typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vest, ~9% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Vest compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Vest leans more Republican than 109 of 134 neighbors.

Vest runs about 41 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.

Why Vest 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 Vest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Vest, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Vest sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 77% of cities).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Vest, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Vest looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Vest is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.