Crescent Hill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Crescent Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crescent Hill, ~58% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crescent Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Crescent Hill leans more Democratic than 9 of 20 neighbors.
Crescent Hill runs about 76 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Crescent Hill is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Crescent Hill. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+30), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Crescent Hill 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 Crescent Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in Crescent Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Crescent Hill runs against the grain of Kentucky, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Crescent Hill, Louisville, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Crescent Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crescent Hill 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Crescent Hill have completed high school, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Clifton Heights, Louisville, KY D+44
- Rock Creek Lexington Road, Louisville, KY D+35
- Clifton, Louisville, KY D+59
- Highlands Douglass, Louisville, KY D+57
- Cherokee Triangle, Louisville, KY D+60
- Bowman, Louisville, KY D+19
- Deer Park, Louisville, KY D+61
- Belknap, Louisville, KY D+49
- Germantown, Louisville, KY D+59
- Phoenix Hill, Louisville, KY D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Avalon Highlands, Chicago, IL D+84
- Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, PA D+40
- Bagley Downs, Vancouver, WA D+20
- Old Seminol Heights, Tampa, FL D+36
- Elvira, Summit, AZ D+40
- South Beaverton, Beaverton, OR D+41
- Cedar Hills, Cedar Rapids, IA D+20
- Los Angeles Heights-Keystone, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Harvest Bend, Houston, TX D+5
- Twain, Iowa City, IA D+44
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.