Ryland Heights is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Ryland Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ryland Heights, ~20% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ryland Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ryland Heights leans more Republican than 88 of 152 neighbors.
Ryland Heights runs about 20 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Ryland Heights 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 Ryland Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ryland Heights votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Ryland Heights are family households, above 89% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ryland Heights, KY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Ryland Heights looks the way it does
Turnout in Ryland Heights sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tylor Mill, KY R+45
- Cold Spring, KY R+25
- Taylor Mill, KY R+22
- Alexandria, KY R+43
- White Tower, KY R+44
- Latonia, KY R+17
- Highland Heights, KY R+12
- Independence, KY R+31
- Wilder, KY R+18
- Crestview, KY R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ingleside, NC R+10
- Woodcock, PA R+57
- Guilford, NY R+43
- Hostetter, PA R+36
- Sylvia, TN R+65
- Locust Grove, AR R+69
- Okoboji, IA R+20
- Waterford, IN R+19
- Ninilchik, AK R+32
- Albania, LA R+23
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.