Crestview Hills leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Crestview Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crestview Hills, ~33% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crestview Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crestview Hills leans more Republican than 45 of 147 neighbors.
Crestview Hills runs about 20 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Crestview Hills. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+19) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Crestview Hills 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 Crestview Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Crestview Hills votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 90%, 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; Crestview Hills, 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 Crestview Hills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crestview Hills 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Crestview Hills have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lakeside Park, KY R+9
- Edgewood, KY R+16
- Fort Mitchell, KY R+13
- Erlanger, KY R+14
- Crescent Springs, KY R+20
- Elsmere, KY R+16
- Villa Hills, KY R+21
- Fort Wright, KY R+8
- Kenton Vale, KY D+31
- Bromley, KY R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mill Spring, NC R+50
- Woodburn, IN R+61
- Osseo, WI R+31
- Albany, IN R+47
- Sautee Nacoochee, GA R+52
- Reno, TX R+65
- Hope, IN R+58
- Ridgeley, WV R+58
- Rock Rapids, IA R+57
- Chunchula, AL R+70
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.