Southland Deerfield Open Gates, Lexington, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Southland Deerfield Open Gates

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

Southland Deerfield Open Gates leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Southland Deerfield Open Gates typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southland Deerfield Open Gates, ~52% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Southland Deerfield Open Gates compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Southland Deerfield Open Gates leans more Democratic than 9 of 18 neighbors.

Southland Deerfield Open Gates runs about 60 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Southland Deerfield Open Gates is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Southland Deerfield Open Gates. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+43) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 28 points.

Why Southland Deerfield Open Gates 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 Southland Deerfield Open Gates, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Southland Deerfield Open Gates live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Southland Deerfield Open Gates sits in the top quarter (about 60%, above 80% of neighborhoods). Southland Deerfield Open Gates runs against the grain of Kentucky, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Southland Deerfield Open Gates, Lexington, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Southland Deerfield Open Gates looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Southland Deerfield Open Gates 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.