Cave City is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Cave City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cave City, ~14% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cave City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cave City leans more Republican than 12 of 81 neighbors.
Cave City runs about 25 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cave City. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Cave City 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 Cave City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Cave City hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cave City, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Cave City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cave City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 6 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Goodnight, KY R+60
- Horse Cave, KY R+50
- Highland Spring, KY R+52
- Oil City, KY R+54
- Coral Hill, KY R+60
- Northtown, KY R+59
- Uno, KY R+58
- Park City, KY R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Martinsburg, PA R+58
- Camino, CA R+19
- McRae, GA R+33
- New Waverly, TX R+60
- Mount Olive, AL R+58
- Chesterbrook, PA D+34
- Paulden, AZ R+52
- Meraux, LA R+39
- Beavercreek, OR R+28
- Falcon Heights, MN D+69
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.