Woodlake leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Woodlake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodlake, ~23% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodlake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodlake leans more Republican than 8 of 81 neighbors.
Politically, Woodlake sits close to the rest of Kentucky.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Woodlake. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Woodlake 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 Woodlake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Woodlake are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Woodlake, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Woodlake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woodlake 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- White Sulphur, KY R+37
- Elsinore, KY R+41
- Watkinsville, KY R+52
- Duckers, KY R+39
- Midway, KY R+25
- Peaks Mill, KY R+52
- Stamping Ground, KY R+52
- Great Crossing, KY R+37
- Frankfort, KY R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Norfleet, NC D+50
- Nortonville, NJ R+28
- Dry Valley, NV R+64
- Dudley, TX R+74
- Olex, OR R+50
- Milford, MO R+73
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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.