McGowan is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 99% of adults in McGowan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McGowan, ~18% vote Democratic, ~81% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McGowan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McGowan leans more Republican than 36 of 64 neighbors.
McGowan runs about 33 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why McGowan 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 McGowan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in McGowan drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in McGowan are family households, above 95% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; McGowan, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in McGowan looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in McGowan own their home, about 20 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in McGowan have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Princeton, KY R+51
- Hopson, KY R+62
- Dulaney, KY R+61
- Scottsburg, KY R+61
- Lamasco, KY R+60
- Cobb, KY R+63
- Saratoga, KY R+58
- Crider, KY R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zemuly, MS R+3
- St. Marks, IN R+55
- Five Points, OH R+55
- Stringtown, WA R+18
- Pacio, TX R+78
- Newton Falls, NY R+33
- Nile, WV R+63
- Greencastle, OH R+43
- Marion, MN R+15
- Nonpareil, OR R+36
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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.