Kenawood-Rockwood leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Kenawood-Rockwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kenawood-Rockwood, ~36% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kenawood-Rockwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Kenawood-Rockwood is the least Democratic-leaning.
Kenawood-Rockwood runs about 40 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Kenawood-Rockwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Kenawood-Rockwood. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+26) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Kenawood-Rockwood 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 Kenawood-Rockwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Kenawood-Rockwood live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Kenawood-Rockwood 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; Kenawood-Rockwood, Lexington, KY sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Kenawood-Rockwood looks the way it does
Turnout in Kenawood-Rockwood sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Eastland Park-Dixie Plantation, Lexington, KY D+17
- Castlewood Park, Lexington, KY D+16
- Fairway-Liberty Heights, Lexington, KY D+43
- Duncan Park, Lexington, KY D+68
- Liberty Area, Lexington, KY D+18
- Marriott's Griffin Gate Golf Culb, Lexington, KY D+57
- Downtown Lexington, Lexington, KY D+55
- Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY D+44
- Mount Vernon-Hollywood-Montclair, Lexington, KY D+54
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY D+52
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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.