Crescent Springs leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Crescent Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crescent Springs, ~31% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crescent Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crescent Springs leans more Republican than 60 of 144 neighbors.
Crescent Springs runs about 10 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Crescent Springs. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Crescent Springs 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 Crescent Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Crescent Springs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 79%, far above the Kentucky average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Crescent Springs, 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 Crescent Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crescent Springs 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Crescent Springs have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Villa Hills, KY R+21
- Lakeside Park, KY R+9
- Bromley, KY R+34
- Crestview Hills, KY R+11
- Fort Wright, KY R+8
- Park Hills, KY D+10
- Ludlow, KY R+13
- Fort Mitchell, KY R+13
- Kenton Vale, KY D+31
- Erlanger, KY R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Country Club, MO R+35
- Piperton, TN R+39
- Taft, FL Even
- New Bethlehem, PA R+61
- Shell Knob, MO R+56
- Uvalda, GA R+73
- Cato, NY R+41
- Hindsville, AR R+60
- Peterstown, WV R+65
- Elton, LA R+55
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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.