Belknap leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Belknap typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belknap, ~54% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belknap compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Belknap leans more Democratic than 15 of 26 neighbors.
Belknap runs about 80 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Belknap is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Belknap. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+41), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Belknap 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 Belknap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Belknap hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Belknap sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods). Belknap 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; Belknap, Louisville, KY sits in the top quarter 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 Belknap looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Belknap 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Deer Park, Louisville, KY D+61
- Highlands Douglass, Louisville, KY D+57
- Bashford Manor, Louisville, KY D+40
- Cherokee Triangle, Louisville, KY D+60
- Audubon, Louisville, KY D+24
- Germantown, Louisville, KY D+59
- Schnitzelburg, Louisville, KY D+53
- Bon Air, Louisville, KY D+31
- Bowman, Louisville, KY D+19
- Crescent Hill, Louisville, KY D+46
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- University-Syracuse, Syracuse, NY D+74
- Valley View, York, PA Even
- Northdale, Coon Rapids, MN D+7
- Shadow Wood, Coral Springs, FL D+26
- Brookhaven-Lansdowne, Lexington, KY D+25
- Woodland Heights, Springfield, MO R+8
- Westwood Richland, Abilene, TX R+18
- Kensington-San Francisco, Berkeley, CA D+84
- Angels Triangle, El Paso, TX D+22
- Mark Twain, St. Louis, MO D+85
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.