Houston Acres leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Houston Acres typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Houston Acres, ~41% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Houston Acres compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Houston Acres leans more Democratic than 88 of 113 neighbors.
Houston Acres runs about 44 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Houston Acres is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Houston Acres 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 Houston Acres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Houston Acres hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Houston Acres sits in the top fifth on density (about 69%, above 92% of cities). Houston Acres runs against the grain of Kentucky, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Houston Acres, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Houston Acres looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Houston Acres 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Houston Acres have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Regis Park, KY D+5
- Hurstbourne Acres, KY D+21
- Meadowview Estates, KY D+30
- Jeffersontown, KY D+5
- Hurstbourne, KY R+3
- Norwood, KY D+18
- Bellemeade, KY Even
- St. Matthews, KY D+27
- Beechwood Village, KY D+18
- Richlawn, KY D+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tyro, MS R+19
- Bethania, NC R+6
- Bethel, DE R+52
- Lake Vanare, NY R+21
- Holden, UT R+72
- Stockton, AL R+30
- Stockton, IA R+38
- Echo, MN R+59
- Bates, MI R+5
- Olaton, KY R+69
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.