Dot is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Dot typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dot, ~11% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dot leans more Republican than 64 of 80 neighbors.
Dot runs about 35 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dot. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Dot 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 Dot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Dot hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Dot drive to work alone, above 82% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Dot are family households, above 84% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dot, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Dot looks the way it does
Turnout in Dot sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Adairville, KY R+61
- Keysburg, KY R+63
- Prices Mill, KY R+62
- Barren Plain, TN R+69
- Olmstead, KY R+63
- Oakville, KY R+58
- Schochoh, KY R+64
- Allensville, KY R+55
- Whippoorwill, KY R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Layton, FL R+32
- Etowah, AR R+59
- Craig, MO R+66
- Mineral, TX R+61
- Graf, IA R+36
- Brightshade, KY R+79
- Buchanan, ND R+60
- Walters, MN R+45
- Parkdale, AR R+47
- Woodson, TX R+83
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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.