Grays Knob is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Grays Knob typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grays Knob, ~7% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grays Knob compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grays Knob leans more Republican than 63 of 119 neighbors.
Grays Knob runs about 46 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Grays 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 Grays Knob, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. More than 99% of residents in Grays Knob drive to work alone, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Grays Knob fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Grays Knob, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Grays Knob looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Grays Knob is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 7 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 58% of adults in Grays Knob have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harlan, KY R+61
- Mary Alice, KY R+76
- Gulston, KY R+76
- Coalgood, KY R+75
- Loyall, KY R+61
- Liggett, KY R+76
- Dayhoit, KY R+75
- Baxter, KY R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lakeview, PA R+53
- Zion Station, KY R+64
- Cottonwood, OK R+69
- Curry, LA R+68
- Guldens, PA R+37
- Hackney, OH R+62
- Siloam, TN R+64
- Creeksville, NC R+25
- Highland Spring, KY R+52
- Loretto, NE R+69
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.