Gardenside-Colony leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Gardenside-Colony typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gardenside-Colony, ~46% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gardenside-Colony compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Gardenside-Colony leans more Democratic than 2 of 16 neighbors.
Gardenside-Colony runs about 51 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Gardenside-Colony is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Gardenside-Colony 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 Gardenside-Colony, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gardenside-Colony votes against the grain of Kentucky. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Gardenside-Colony runs about 51 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gardenside-Colony, Lexington, 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 Gardenside-Colony looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gardenside-Colony 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 65%, above 60% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Garden Springs, Lexington, KY D+24
- Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington, KY D+40
- Holiday Hills, Lexington, KY D+25
- Virginia Ave, Lexington, KY D+41
- Southland Deerfield Open Gates, Lexington, KY D+30
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY D+52
- Mount Vernon-Hollywood-Montclair, Lexington, KY D+54
- Downtown Lexington, Lexington, KY D+55
- Indian Hills-Stonewall Estates-Monticello, Lexington, KY D+5
- Brookhaven-Lansdowne, Lexington, KY D+25
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Kendrick, Waco, TX D+2
- Meadowbrook, Augusta, GA D+77
- Leschi, Seattle, WA D+78
- West Urbana, Urbana, IL D+72
- Childs Park, St. Petersburg, FL D+68
- Original Thornton, Thornton, CO D+17
- Mount Lookout, Cincinnati, OH D+33
- North Image, Vancouver, WA D+6
- Old West Durham, Durham, NC D+73
- Becton Park, Charlotte, NC D+33
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.