Parkland is a Democratic stronghold. About 95% of voters here vote Democratic and 5% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Parkland typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkland, ~51% vote Democratic, ~3% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkland compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Parkland is the most Democratic-leaning.
Parkland runs about 121 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Parkland is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Parkland 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 Parkland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Parkland votes against the grain of Kentucky. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Parkland runs about 121 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Parkland have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Parkland, Louisville, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Parkland looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Parkland sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Park Duvalle, Louisville, KY D+88
- Chickasaw, Louisville, KY D+89
- California, Louisville, KY D+86
- Park Hill, Louisville, KY D+84
- Shawnee, Louisville, KY D+86
- Russell, Louisville, KY D+82
- Algonquin, Louisville, KY D+72
- Portland, Louisville, KY D+29
- Taylor Berry, Louisville, KY D+43
- Old Louisville, Louisville, KY D+66
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI D+66
- Julia Keen, Tucson, AZ D+33
- Lincoln Park, Milwaukee, WI D+83
- Northeast, Kansas City, KS D+67
- Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City, MO R+3
- Westhaven, Franklin, TN R+31
- Taylor, Cedar Rapids, IA D+24
- Northport, Fargo, ND Even
- East End, Charleston, WV D+44
- Cypress-Riverside, Highland, CA D+13
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.