Erlanger leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Erlanger typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Erlanger, ~32% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Erlanger compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Erlanger leans more Republican than 50 of 143 neighbors.
Erlanger runs about 16 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Erlanger. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Erlanger 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 Erlanger, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Erlanger votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 84%, far above the Kentucky average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Erlanger, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Erlanger looks the way it does
Turnout in Erlanger sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elsmere, KY R+16
- Crestview Hills, KY R+11
- Edgewood, KY R+16
- Lakeside Park, KY R+9
- Fort Mitchell, KY R+13
- Crescent Springs, KY R+20
- Villa Hills, KY R+21
- Florence, KY R+19
- Fort Wright, KY R+8
- Independence, KY R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Havelock, NC R+17
- Sandy, OR R+14
- Circleville, OH R+34
- Brookhaven, MS R+15
- Santa Rosa Beach, FL R+45
- Athens, TX R+40
- Oxford, NC D+10
- Santa Fe Springs, CA D+25
- Walpole, MA D+16
- Mukwonago, WI R+31
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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.