White Sulphur leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 86% of adults in White Sulphur typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White Sulphur, ~27% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How White Sulphur compares
Among cities within 25 miles, White Sulphur leans more Republican than 15 of 82 neighbors.
White Sulphur runs about 6 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within White Sulphur. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 11 points.
Why White Sulphur 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 White Sulphur, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in White Sulphur are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; White Sulphur, 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 White Sulphur looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. White Sulphur is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in White Sulphur have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodlake, KY R+34
- Watkinsville, KY R+52
- Midway, KY R+25
- Great Crossing, KY R+37
- Elsinore, KY R+41
- Stamping Ground, KY R+52
- Duckers, KY R+39
- Skinnersburg, KY R+52
- Georgetown, KY R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wilford, ID R+72
- Winchester, MS R+19
- Richmond, LA R+35
- Bear Lake, PA R+62
- Ingleside on the Bay, TX R+56
- Pelkie, MI R+23
- Poplar, CA R+23
- Emerald Beach, MO R+59
- Excello, MO R+69
- Gulf, NC R+24
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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.