Dixon is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Dixon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dixon, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dixon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dixon leans more Republican than 42 of 77 neighbors.
Dixon runs about 31 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Dixon 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 Dixon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Dixon, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Dixon, KY sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Dixon looks the way it does
Turnout in Dixon sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Free Union, KY R+64
- Tilden, KY R+62
- Vanderburg, KY R+62
- Lisman, KY R+48
- Clay, KY R+65
- Hearin, KY R+65
- Poole, KY R+58
- Pratt, KY R+59
- Providence, KY R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Carlos, MN R+43
- Hilbert, WI R+44
- Senath, MO R+61
- Seeley Lake, MT R+33
- Huttonsville, WV R+66
- Shalersville, OH R+45
- Landisville, NJ R+18
- Pickett, OK R+60
- East Washington, PA D+10
- Lattingtown, NY R+10
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.