Gray is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Gray typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gray, ~8% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gray compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gray leans more Republican than 44 of 93 neighbors.
Gray runs about 43 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gray. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Gray 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 Gray, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Gray, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Gray are family households, above 94% 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 Gray, KY does.
Why turnout in Gray looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gray is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Gray have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rossland, KY R+75
- Emanuel, KY R+80
- Girdler, KY R+82
- Woodbine, KY R+76
- Lily, KY R+69
- Cannon, KY R+73
- Heidrick, KY R+66
- Barbourville, KY R+57
- Corbin, KY R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Enosburg Falls, VT R+31
- Monon, IN R+41
- Woodland, AL R+82
- Holmes Beach, FL R+25
- Chesapeake City, MD R+40
- Alexandria, TN R+65
- Fort Fairfield, ME R+28
- Russellville, MO R+67
- Au Gres, MI R+33
- Sewaren, NJ D+4
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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.