Goodnight is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Goodnight typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodnight, ~13% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goodnight compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goodnight leans more Republican than 19 of 80 neighbors.
Goodnight runs about 29 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Goodnight 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 Goodnight, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Goodnight drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Goodnight, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Goodnight looks the way it does
Turnout in Goodnight sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coral Hill, KY R+60
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- Cave City, KY R+55
- Oil City, KY R+54
- Hiseville, KY R+65
- Horse Cave, KY R+50
- Glasgow, KY R+43
- Slick Rock, KY R+65
- Uno, KY R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Koliganek, AK D+27
- Mount Ephraim, OH R+62
- South Bend, TX R+82
- Midway, SD R+54
- Thomasboro, GA R+43
- Helena, TX R+42
- Milan, KS R+66
- Nicholsville, AL R+50
- South Onondaga, NY R+16
- Willard, CO R+76
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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.