Dana is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Dana typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dana, ~12% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dana compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dana leans more Republican than 44 of 134 neighbors.
Dana runs about 35 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Dana 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 Dana, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Dana are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Dana, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Dana looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dana is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Banner, KY R+66
- Tram, KY R+65
- Printer, KY R+62
- Betsy Layne, KY R+56
- Ivel, KY R+66
- Stanville, KY R+64
- Martin, KY R+59
- Harold, KY R+62
- Allen, KY R+62
- Dwale, KY R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Muddyfork, AR R+60
- Himrod, NY R+29
- Turkeytown, AL R+85
- Pamplin City, VA R+51
- Meadow Vale, KY D+14
- Trimbelle, WI R+36
- Roswell, OH R+60
- Coosa, GA R+51
- Wright, MN R+29
- Linn Grove, IN R+67
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.