Davis is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Davis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Davis, ~18% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Davis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Davis leans more Republican than 23 of 87 neighbors.
Davis runs about 22 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Davis 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 Davis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Davis are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Davis, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Davis looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Davis own their home, about 17 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Davis have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sadieville, KY R+57
- Locust Grove, KY R+60
- Rutland, KY R+62
- Lees Lick, KY R+57
- Muddy Ford, KY R+55
- Hinton, KY R+62
- Breckinridge, KY R+59
- Porter, KY R+55
- Leesburg, KY R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harreldsville, KY R+65
- Mix Run, PA R+56
- Blue Rock, WV R+67
- Bodman, IL R+51
- Samos, MO R+52
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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.