Witt Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Witt Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Witt Springs, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Witt Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Witt Springs leans more Republican than 42 of 100 neighbors.
Witt Springs runs about 32 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Witt Springs 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 Witt Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Witt Springs, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Witt Springs are family households, above 78% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Witt Springs, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Witt Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Witt Springs sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Irvine, KY R+63
- Winston, KY R+58
- Wisemantown, KY R+64
- Fox, KY R+66
- College Hill, KY R+57
- Wagersville, KY R+63
- Waco, KY R+58
- Pitts, KY R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Turon, MS R+81
- Iatan, MO R+41
- Sharpsburg, IA R+53
- Sulphur, IN R+56
- Jasper Mills, OH R+71
- Danbury, NE R+73
- Eastern, WV R+54
- Millville, WV R+17
- Nida, OK R+71
- Saxis, VA R+59
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.