Gap in Knob is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Gap in Knob typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gap in Knob, ~12% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gap in Knob compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gap in Knob leans more Republican than 97 of 109 neighbors.
Gap in Knob runs about 27 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Gap in Knob 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 Gap in Knob, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Gap in Knob drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gap in Knob fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Gap in Knob are family households, above 98% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Gap in Knob, KY does.
Why turnout in Gap in Knob looks the way it does
Turnout in Gap in Knob 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.
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- Old Union, AR R+69
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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.