Parkway Village leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Parkway Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkway Village, ~49% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkway Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkway Village leans more Democratic than 105 of 112 neighbors.
Parkway Village runs about 58 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Parkway Village is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Parkway Village 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 Parkway Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Parkway Village live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Parkway Village sits in the top quarter (about 42%, above 89% of cities). Parkway Village 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; Parkway Village, 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 Parkway Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Parkway Village 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Audubon Park, KY D+18
- Louisville, KY R+3
- Lynnview, KY R+4
- Watterson Park, KY D+27
- Strathmoor Village, KY D+49
- Seneca Gardens, KY D+54
- Kingsley, KY D+49
- West Buechel, KY D+38
- Shively, KY D+53
- Meadowview Estates, KY D+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hutton, IL R+59
- East Union, MN R+30
- Gray Hawk, KY R+72
- Webster, OH R+69
- Beaverdale, PA R+50
- Savage, MT R+66
- Marengo, MI R+28
- Choptack, TN R+74
- Pelican Lake, WI R+33
- Clarksdale, MO R+61
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.