Algonquin, Louisville, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Algonquin

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Algonquin is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.

 

About 41% of adults in Algonquin typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Algonquin, ~36% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Algonquin compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Algonquin leans more Democratic than 21 of 28 neighbors.

Algonquin runs about 102 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Algonquin is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Algonquin. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+88) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+52), a spread of about 37 points.

Why Algonquin leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Algonquin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Algonquin live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 67% of adults in Algonquin have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods. Algonquin runs against the grain of Kentucky, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Algonquin, Louisville, KY sits in the top 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 Algonquin looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Algonquin 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 38%, about 16 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 70% of households in Algonquin rent, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Algonquin sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.