David is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in David typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in David, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How David compares
Among cities within 25 miles, David leans more Republican than 59 of 124 neighbors.
David runs about 36 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why David 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 David, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in David drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; David, KY sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in David looks the way it does
Turnout in David sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pyramid, KY R+69
- Blue River, KY R+65
- Gunlock, KY R+74
- Waldo, KY R+74
- Hueysville, KY R+63
- Langley, KY R+60
- Martin, KY R+59
- Eastern, KY R+60
- Gypsy, KY R+71
- Duco, KY R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cadmus, MI R+47
- Douglas, TN R+45
- Merino, CO R+76
- Scenic Hill, IN R+66
- Joy, OK R+71
- Randall, AR R+54
- Yelvington, FL R+48
- South Haven, KS R+64
- Wingina, VA R+37
- Richmond Mills, NC R+29
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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.