Wolf Lick is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Wolf Lick typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wolf Lick, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wolf Lick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wolf Lick leans more Republican than 68 of 96 neighbors.
Wolf Lick runs about 35 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Wolf Lick 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 Wolf Lick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Wolf Lick drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Wolf Lick are family households, above 75% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wolf Lick, KY sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wolf Lick looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 70% of adults in Wolf Lick have completed high school, about 19 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lewisburg, KY R+65
- Edwards, KY R+65
- Harreldsville, KY R+65
- Hollow Bill, KY R+64
- Jerico, KY R+64
- Dunmor, KY R+65
- Spa, KY R+64
- Epleys, KY R+66
- Quality, KY R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Martindale, PA R+59
- Hereford, SD R+83
- Teterboro, NJ R+6
- St. Clara, WV R+67
- Hagaman, IL R+56
- Silverton, WA R+28
- Simpsonville, NY R+34
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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.