Hopson is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Hopson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hopson, ~18% vote Democratic, ~74% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hopson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hopson leans more Republican than 32 of 59 neighbors.
Hopson runs about 32 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Hopson 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 Hopson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Hopson drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Hopson are family households, above 92% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hopson, KY sits below the national average 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 Hopson looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Hopson 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
- Lamasco, KY R+60
- Wallonia, KY R+50
- McGowan, KY R+63
- Cobb, KY R+63
- Trigg Furnace, KY R+58
- Montgomery, KY R+50
- Scottsburg, KY R+61
- Dulaney, KY R+61
- Princeton, KY R+51
- Saratoga, KY R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pulpit Harbor, ME D+24
- Hicks, LA R+86
- Highland Heights, TN R+66
- Wadesboro, LA R+65
- Sterlington, NY R+11
- Ogletown, PA R+60
- Lima, MT R+63
- Genoa, CO R+59
- Wenona, GA R+62
- Welcome, VA R+38
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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.