Gordon is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Gordon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gordon, ~13% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gordon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gordon leans more Republican than 70 of 139 neighbors.
Gordon runs about 40 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Gordon 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 Gordon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Gordon, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Gordon sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Gordon, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Gordon looks the way it does
Turnout in Gordon 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
- Dione, KY R+72
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- Cumberland, KY R+68
- Hiram, KY R+78
- Louellen, KY R+78
- Slemp, KY R+79
- Totz, KY R+76
- Benham, KY R+58
- Linefork, KY R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Howard, MD R+27
- Heatonville, MO R+72
- Foresman, IN R+57
- Silver Lake, WV R+69
- Brownville, KS R+83
- Wellington, ME R+42
- McArthur Crossroads, NC R+23
- McCanna, ND R+51
- Milledgeville, OH R+71
- Maud, MO R+70
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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.