Park Hills, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Park Hills

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

Park Hills leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Park Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Park Hills, ~44% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Park Hills compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Park Hills leans more Democratic than 127 of 147 neighbors.

Park Hills runs about 41 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Park Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Park Hills. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+16) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Park Hills 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 Park Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in Park Hills live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Park Hills sits in the top quarter (about 66%, above 98% of cities). Park Hills 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; Park Hills, 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 Park Hills looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Park Hills 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Park Hills have completed high school, above 93% 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.