Wallins Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Wallins Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wallins Creek, ~8% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wallins Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wallins Creek leans more Republican than 68 of 118 neighbors.
Wallins Creek runs about 46 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Wallins Creek 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 Wallins Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Wallins Creek drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Wallins Creek sits in the bottom quarter (about 4%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wallins Creek, KY sits in the bottom tenth 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 Wallins Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Wallins Creek sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dayhoit, KY R+75
- Coldiron, KY R+79
- Loyall, KY R+61
- Layman, KY R+79
- Harlan, KY R+61
- Mary Alice, KY R+76
- Grays Knob, KY R+76
- Liggett, KY R+76
- Baxter, KY R+68
- Pathfork, KY R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pocahontas, IL R+54
- Athens, MI R+45
- Burns Harbor, IN R+11
- Abrams, WI R+44
- Malone, WI R+42
- Lepanto, AR R+49
- Ruffsdale, PA R+48
- Stratford, TX R+64
- Scotts Mills, OR R+25
- Central City, PA R+57
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.