Woodlawn Park leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Woodlawn Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodlawn Park, ~54% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodlawn Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodlawn Park leans more Democratic than 94 of 114 neighbors.
Woodlawn Park runs about 46 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Woodlawn Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Woodlawn Park 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 Woodlawn Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Woodlawn Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Woodlawn Park sits in the top quarter (about 57%, above 96% of cities). Woodlawn Park runs against the grain of Kentucky, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Woodlawn Park, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Woodlawn Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woodlawn Park 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Beechwood Village, KY D+18
- Windy Hills, KY D+21
- Richlawn, KY D+23
- St. Matthews, KY D+27
- Graymoor-Devondale, KY D+22
- Norwood, KY D+18
- Northfield, KY Even
- Indian Hills, KY D+3
- Lyndon, KY D+16
- Rolling Fields, KY D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Cross, NC R+64
- Jerome, AZ R+31
- Loudon Center, NH R+17
- Hebert, LA R+84
- Roanoke, LA R+67
- New Hope, WV R+58
- Sharon Springs, KS R+81
- Wyatt, IN R+54
- Rover, GA R+72
- Cunningham, KY R+74
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.