Meadow Vale, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Meadow Vale

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

Meadow Vale leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 72% of adults in Meadow Vale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meadow Vale, ~41% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Meadow Vale compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Meadow Vale leans more Democratic than 93 of 117 neighbors.

Meadow Vale runs about 44 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Meadow Vale is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Meadow Vale. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+14) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+2), a spread of about 11 points.

Why Meadow Vale 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 Meadow Vale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Meadow Vale live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Meadow Vale sits in the top quarter (about 55%, above 95% of cities). Meadow Vale 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; Meadow Vale, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Meadow Vale looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Meadow Vale 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Meadow Vale have completed high school, above 84% of cities. 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.