Plantation leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Plantation typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plantation, ~42% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plantation compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plantation leans more Democratic than 87 of 113 neighbors.
Plantation runs about 43 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Plantation is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Plantation 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 Plantation, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 71% of residents in Plantation live in densely developed areas, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Plantation sits in the top quarter (about 44%, above 90% of cities). Plantation 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; Plantation, 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 Plantation looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Plantation 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Langdon Place, KY D+19
- Rolling Hills, KY D+20
- Moorland, KY D+3
- Ten Broeck, KY D+3
- Barbourmeade, KY D+15
- Meadow Vale, KY D+14
- Lyndon, KY D+16
- Spring Valley, KY D+19
- Brownsboro Farm, KY D+16
- Graymoor-Devondale, KY D+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Hope, NC R+30
- Geneva, TX R+67
- Upper Wheatfields, AZ D+58
- Mount Vernon, TN R+74
- Lake Buena Vista, FL D+2
- McKeefrey, WV R+61
- Ladysmith, VA R+10
- Eau Galle, WI R+34
- Alba, MI R+41
- South Levant, ME R+26
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.