Highlands Douglass is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Highlands Douglass typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highlands Douglass, ~69% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Highlands Douglass compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Highlands Douglass leans more Democratic than 14 of 21 neighbors.
Highlands Douglass runs about 87 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Highlands Douglass is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Highlands Douglass 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 Highlands Douglass, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 75% of adults in Highlands Douglass hold a bachelor's degree, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Highlands Douglass runs against the grain of Kentucky, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Highlands Douglass, Louisville, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Highlands Douglass looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Highlands Douglass 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Highlands Douglass have completed high school, above 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Belknap, Louisville, KY D+49
- Deer Park, Louisville, KY D+61
- Cherokee Triangle, Louisville, KY D+60
- Bashford Manor, Louisville, KY D+40
- Crescent Hill, Louisville, KY D+46
- Bowman, Louisville, KY D+19
- Rock Creek Lexington Road, Louisville, KY D+35
- Clifton, Louisville, KY D+59
- Bon Air, Louisville, KY D+31
- Germantown, Louisville, KY D+59
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Accent, Des Moines, IA D+9
- Granville, Prescott Valley, AZ R+18
- Millbrooke Ranch, Pinellas Park, FL R+11
- Fire Mountain, Oceanside, CA D+19
- White Grove, Fort Mill, SC R+20
- Brooklands Park, Rochester Hills, MI R+4
- Mount Vernon, San Bernardino, CA D+37
- Echo Highlands, Birmingham, AL D+77
- Duveneck-Saint Francis, Palo Alto, CA D+44
- Summit Place in Naples, Naples, FL R+17
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.