Mortons Gap is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Mortons Gap typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mortons Gap, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mortons Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mortons Gap leans more Republican than 10 of 74 neighbors.
Mortons Gap runs about 25 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Mortons Gap 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 Mortons Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Mortons Gap hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 90% of residents in Mortons Gap drive to work alone, above 94% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mortons Gap, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Mortons Gap looks the way it does
Turnout in Mortons Gap sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Madisonville, KY R+38
- White Plains, KY R+65
- Richland, KY R+52
- St. Charles, KY R+68
- Mannington, KY R+69
- Graham, KY R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jamaica, VT D+19
- Disney, OK R+58
- Savannah, OH R+63
- Pleasant Mount, PA R+44
- Guilderland Center, NY D+14
- Oklee, MN R+52
- Waccabuc, NY D+13
- Hinckley, UT R+78
- New Hope, NC R+30
- Goldfield, IA R+41
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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.