Wallace Woods, Covington, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Wallace Woods

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

Wallace Woods leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 49% of adults in Wallace Woods typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wallace Woods, ~28% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Wallace Woods compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wallace Woods is the least Democratic-leaning.

Wallace Woods runs about 44 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Wallace Woods is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Wallace Woods. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+24) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Wallace Woods 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 Wallace Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Wallace Woods votes against the grain of Kentucky. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Wallace Woods runs about 44 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Wallace Woods have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Wallace Woods, Covington, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Wallace Woods looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wallace Woods is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Wallace Woods have completed high school, below 78% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Wallace Woods sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.