Willard, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Willard

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Willard is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.

 

About 72% of adults in Willard typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Willard, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Willard compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Willard leans more Republican than 78 of 108 neighbors.

Willard runs about 38 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.

Why Willard 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 Willard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Willard drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Willard, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Willard looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Willard own their home, about 16 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Willard sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.