Gabe is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Gabe typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gabe, ~8% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gabe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gabe leans more Republican than 77 of 80 neighbors.
Gabe runs about 42 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Gabe 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 Gabe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Gabe drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gabe fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Gabe are family households, above 81% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gabe, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Gabe looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Gabe have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Gabe sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Selman City, TX R+65
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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.