Barbourmeade, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Barbourmeade

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

Barbourmeade leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 96% of adults in Barbourmeade typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barbourmeade, ~55% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Barbourmeade compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Barbourmeade leans more Democratic than 91 of 114 neighbors.

Barbourmeade runs about 45 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Barbourmeade is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Barbourmeade. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+19) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Barbourmeade 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 Barbourmeade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in Barbourmeade hold a bachelor's degree, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Barbourmeade sits in the top fifth on density (about 86%, above 95% of cities). Barbourmeade runs against the grain of Kentucky, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Barbourmeade, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Barbourmeade looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Barbourmeade is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Barbourmeade own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Barbourmeade have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.