Wesleyville is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Wesleyville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wesleyville, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wesleyville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wesleyville leans more Republican than 62 of 78 neighbors.
Wesleyville runs about 37 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Wesleyville 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 Wesleyville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Wesleyville live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Wesleyville are family households, above 85% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Wesleyville, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Wesleyville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wesleyville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Emerson, KY R+70
- Smoky Valley, KY R+64
- Smiths Creek, KY R+68
- Prater, KY R+62
- Harris, KY R+69
- Olive Hill, KY R+63
- Counts Crossroads, KY R+61
- Fitch, KY R+60
- Stricklett, KY R+69
- Wolf, KY R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pleasant Hill, NE R+59
- White Oak Junction, KY R+86
- Phillipsville, CA D+19
- Ancona, IL R+53
- Utica, MO R+68
- Menchalville, WI R+49
- Elsie, NE R+82
- Mount Olive, SC R+51
- Edgewood, MO R+64
- Beech Hill, TN R+71
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.