Vinnie is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Vinnie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vinnie, ~11% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vinnie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vinnie leans more Republican than 27 of 84 neighbors.
Vinnie runs about 39 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Vinnie 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 Vinnie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Vinnie, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Vinnie are family households, above 89% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Vinnie, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Vinnie looks the way it does
Turnout in Vinnie 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.
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- Ono, KY R+67
- Pointer, KY R+67
- Touristville, KY R+55
- Windsor, KY R+75
- Horntown, KY R+72
- Fonthill, KY R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Selkirk, KS R+79
- Plainview, PA R+51
- Girard, LA R+80
- Scircleville, IN R+63
- Wingett Run, OH R+64
- Tucker Hill, VA D+8
- Kenneth, MN R+67
- Hambletville, NY R+35
- Lawshe, OH R+63
- Quinn, SD R+77
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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.