Holland is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Holland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Holland, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Holland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Holland leans more Republican than 58 of 76 neighbors.
Holland runs about 39 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Holland 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 Holland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Holland live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Holland are family households, above 90% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Holland, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Holland looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 79% of adults in Holland have completed high school, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Walnut Hill, KY R+69
- Oak Forest, KY R+68
- Fountain Run, KY R+71
- Maynard, KY R+69
- Galen, TN R+71
- Petroleum, KY R+66
- Lamb, KY R+74
- Lafayette, TN R+67
- Pleasant Grove, TN R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Starbrick, PA R+43
- Bretz, WV R+57
- Waverly Mills, SC R+24
- Turkey, TX R+79
- Rosser, TX R+70
- Donnellson, IL R+49
- Cambridge Junction, MI R+36
- Williams Springs, TN R+74
- Savonburg, KS R+59
- Plaisance, LA R+38
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.