Webster County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Webster County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Webster County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Webster County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Webster County leans more Republican than 15 of 21 neighbors.
Webster County runs about 28 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Webster County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Webster County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Webster County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Webster County hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 71% of households in Webster County are family households, above 84% of counties.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Webster County, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Webster County looks the way it does
Turnout in Webster County 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 Counties
- Hopkins County, KY R+48
- Union County, KY R+56
- Henderson County, KY R+33
- McLean County, KY R+58
- Crittenden County, KY R+68
- Caldwell County, KY R+56
- Hardin County, IL R+57
- Muhlenberg County, KY R+55
- Vanderburgh County, IN R+9
- Gallatin County, IL R+60
Counties with Similar Populations
- Perquimans County, NC R+34
- Cass County, IL R+31
- Lamb County, TX R+57
- Crawford County, MI R+31
- Presque Isle County, MI R+36
- Bienville Parish, LA R+16
- Millard County, UT R+69
- Jackson County, KY R+73
- Lewis County, KY R+66
- Mason County, IL R+46
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.