Crestview leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Crestview typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crestview, ~24% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crestview compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crestview leans more Republican than 72 of 153 neighbors.
Politically, Crestview sits close to the rest of Kentucky.
Why Crestview 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Crestview are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Crestview, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Crestview looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crestview 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Crestview own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silver Grove, KY R+35
- Cold Spring, KY R+25
- Highland Heights, KY R+12
- Melbourne, KY R+46
- Wilder, KY R+18
- Fort Thomas, KY Even
- Southgate, KY R+4
- Tylor Mill, KY R+45
- Newport, KY D+6
- Latonia, KY R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almo, ID R+84
- Johnson Park, CA R+43
- Maulden, KY R+75
- Jay Em, WY R+81
- Ocoya, IL R+53
- McKendree, VA R+31
- Floral, KS R+63
- Freedom, ID R+74
- Clare, IN R+48
- Hobbs, MD R+45
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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.