Wheelwright is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Wheelwright typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wheelwright, ~13% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wheelwright compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wheelwright leans more Republican than 4 of 137 neighbors.
Wheelwright runs about 27 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Wheelwright 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 Wheelwright, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Wheelwright drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Wheelwright sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Wheelwright, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Wheelwright looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wheelwright 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 46%, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Wheelwright have completed high school, below 93% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Wheelwright sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bevinsville, KY R+59
- Bypro, KY R+58
- Weeksbury, KY R+59
- Melvin, KY R+60
- Topmost, KY R+73
- Speight, KY R+73
- Kite, KY R+74
- Hi Hat, KY R+63
- Dema, KY R+74
- Virgie, KY R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nebo, IL R+68
- Churubusco, NY R+34
- Cid, NC R+65
- Sidney, KY R+73
- New Georgia, AL R+86
- Fort Defiance, NM D+45
- Mashulaville, MS R+35
- Wallace, WV R+69
- Perry, SC R+45
- Oakland, PA R+43
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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.