Glendale is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Glendale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glendale, ~18% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glendale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glendale leans more Republican than 14 of 73 neighbors.
Glendale runs about 21 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glendale. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Glendale 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 Glendale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Glendale are family households, about 15 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; Glendale, 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 Glendale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Glendale 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 64%, above 65% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Glendale have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nolin, KY R+64
- Star Mills, KY R+56
- Cecilia, KY R+55
- Sonora, KY R+65
- Tonieville, KY R+55
- St. John, KY R+50
- Elizabethtown, KY R+25
- Stephensburg, KY R+64
- White Mills, KY R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Addison, AL R+86
- Rerdell, FL R+58
- Marion, MS Even
- Cedarville, NJ R+39
- Beverly, OH R+57
- Grasston, MN R+46
- Hardee Cross Roads, NC R+42
- Exeter, MO R+69
- Wilton, WI R+39
- Sopchoppy, FL R+57
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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.