Wilder leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Wilder typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilder, ~34% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilder compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilder leans more Republican than 57 of 154 neighbors.
Wilder runs about 13 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wilder. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Wilder 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 Wilder, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wilder votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, far above the Kentucky average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wilder, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wilder looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Wilder have completed high school, about 13 points above the Kentucky average of 85%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Southgate, KY R+4
- Highland Heights, KY R+12
- Latonia, KY R+17
- Newport, KY D+6
- Kenton Vale, KY D+31
- Taylor Mill, KY R+22
- Covington, KY D+23
- Fort Thomas, KY Even
- Cold Spring, KY R+25
- Park Hills, KY D+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kirbyville, MO R+65
- Hustisford, WI R+42
- Rapidan, VA R+37
- Questa, NM D+24
- Hooker, OK R+59
- San Mateo, FL R+59
- Atwater, MN R+45
- Jerome, IL D+16
- Kokomo, MS R+46
- Garrison, ND R+58
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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.