Hurstbourne Acres, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hurstbourne Acres

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Hurstbourne Acres leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Hurstbourne Acres typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hurstbourne Acres, ~34% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hurstbourne Acres compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hurstbourne Acres leans more Democratic than 100 of 112 neighbors.

Hurstbourne Acres runs about 52 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Hurstbourne Acres is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Hurstbourne 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 Hurstbourne Acres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 99% of residents in Hurstbourne Acres live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Hurstbourne Acres sits in the top quarter (about 60%, above 97% of cities). Hurstbourne Acres runs against the grain of Kentucky, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Hurstbourne Acres, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Hurstbourne Acres looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 76% of households in Hurstbourne Acres rent, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Hurstbourne Acres sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.