Whites leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Whites typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whites, ~18% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whites compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whites leans more Republican than 15 of 91 neighbors.
Whites runs about 19 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Whites 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 Whites, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Whites drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Whites are family households, above 95% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Whites, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Whites looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Whites own their home, about 16 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Terrill, KY R+54
- Duncanon, KY R+55
- Berea, KY R+36
- Kingston, KY R+54
- Paint Lick, KY R+54
- Caleast, KY R+32
- Wallaceton, KY R+64
- Speedwell, KY R+55
- Duluth, KY R+64
- Richmond, KY R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zincville, OK R+57
- Platteville, IA R+57
- Rands, IA R+52
- Sanford, KS R+65
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.