Deer Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Deer Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deer Park, ~59% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deer Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Deer Park leans more Democratic than 23 of 29 neighbors.
Deer Park runs about 92 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Deer Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Deer Park. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+66) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+54), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Deer Park 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 Deer Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in Deer Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Deer Park sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods). Deer Park runs against the grain of Kentucky, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Deer Park, Louisville, 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 Deer Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Deer Park 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Belknap, Louisville, KY D+49
- Cherokee Triangle, Louisville, KY D+60
- Highlands Douglass, Louisville, KY D+57
- Germantown, Louisville, KY D+59
- Audubon, Louisville, KY D+24
- Schnitzelburg, Louisville, KY D+53
- Clifton, Louisville, KY D+59
- Bashford Manor, Louisville, KY D+40
- Crescent Hill, Louisville, KY D+46
- Phoenix Hill, Louisville, KY D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- University Park-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL D+26
- Spring Isle, Alafaya, FL D+11
- Bluff Acres, Madison, WI D+54
- Waverly Hills, Arlington, VA D+49
- Lancaster Historic District, Lancaster, OH R+15
- Westhill, Bothell, WA D+46
- Riverview-Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+28
- North Leg, Augusta, GA D+50
- Perry North, Pittsburgh, PA D+47
- Old Northeast, Bloomington, IN D+64
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.