Gimlet is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Gimlet typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gimlet, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gimlet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gimlet leans more Republican than 36 of 88 neighbors.
Gimlet runs about 33 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Gimlet 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 Gimlet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Gimlet, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 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%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Gimlet, 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 Gimlet looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Gimlet own their home, about 19 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stark, KY R+62
- Ibex, KY R+63
- Grahn, KY R+62
- Olive Hill, KY R+63
- Bruin, KY R+61
- Newfoundland, KY R+63
- Green, KY R+59
- Fultz, KY R+62
- Counts Crossroads, KY R+61
- Prater, KY R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodland Mills, TN R+66
- North Arms, MI R+6
- Greensboro, VT D+24
- Harpers Crossroads, NC R+63
- Power, MT R+57
- Monument Beach, MA D+12
- Motley, VA R+43
- Simpsons, VA R+44
- Purysburgh, SC D+10
- Madry, MO R+71
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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.