Crestwood leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Crestwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crestwood, ~35% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crestwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crestwood leans more Republican than 55 of 124 neighbors.
Crestwood runs about 6 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Crestwood. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Crestwood 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 Crestwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Crestwood votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 42%, well above the Kentucky average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Crestwood are family households, above 92% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Crestwood, 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 Crestwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crestwood 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Crestwood own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Crestwood have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buckner, KY R+32
- Orchard Grass Hills, KY R+15
- Pewee Valley, KY R+15
- Worthington Hills, KY D+31
- La Grange, KY R+27
- Anchorage, KY R+2
- Prospect, KY R+7
- Meadow Vale, KY D+14
- Ten Broeck, KY D+3
- Middletown, KY D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Baldwin, PA D+3
- Stevenson Ranch, CA D+5
- East Greenwich, RI D+23
- Louisville, OH R+37
- Mesquite, NV R+19
- Jacksonville, AL R+28
- Grain Valley, MO R+26
- Aberdeen, WA Even
- Blue Bell, PA D+27
- Uvalde, TX R+18
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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.