Wyandotte leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Wyandotte typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wyandotte, ~28% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wyandotte compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wyandotte leans more Democratic than 2 of 25 neighbors.
Wyandotte runs about 53 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole. Kentucky leans Republican overall, while Wyandotte is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Wyandotte live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Wyandotte have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods. Wyandotte runs against the grain of Kentucky, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wyandotte, Louisville, KY sits in the bottom 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 Wyandotte looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wyandotte 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 41%, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Wyandotte have completed high school, below 94% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Wyandotte sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Beechmont, Louisville, KY D+24
- South Louisville, Louisville, KY D+40
- Taylor Berry, Louisville, KY D+43
- Jacobs, Louisville, KY D+53
- Southside, Louisville, KY D+31
- Iroquois, Louisville, KY D+23
- Saint Joseph, Louisville, KY D+51
- Algonquin, Louisville, KY D+72
- Cloverleaf, Louisville, KY D+10
- Old Louisville, Louisville, KY D+66
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Aetna, Gary, IN D+76
- Eastside, Tucson, AZ D+3
- Northside Community, Chattanooga, TN D+17
- Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale, FL Even
- Alger Heights, Grand Rapids, MI D+46
- Rosemont, Portland, ME D+69
- Adams, Huntington Beach, CA Even
- Tierra Oeste, Albuquerque, NM D+15
- Mission Hills-San Diego, San Diego, CA D+42
- North Park, Billings, MT D+17
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.