Nobob is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Nobob typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nobob, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nobob compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nobob leans more Republican than 33 of 86 neighbors.
Nobob runs about 36 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nobob. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+66), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Nobob 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 Nobob, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Nobob, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 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 89% of households in Nobob are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Nobob, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Nobob looks the way it does
Turnout in Nobob sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eighty Eight, KY R+65
- Sulphur Lick, KY R+78
- Temple Hill, KY R+66
- Summer Shade, KY R+69
- Mount Hermon, KY R+77
- Beaumont, KY R+64
- Etoile, KY R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Canoe, AL R+34
- Reynoldsville, WV R+62
- Cornish, UT R+75
- Baylis, IL R+63
- Union Grove, IL R+37
- London, AL R+15
- Mount Tabor, PA R+41
- Eldorado, MD R+50
- Gully, MN R+52
- Hickory Flat, AR R+76
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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.