Battle Ground leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Battle Ground typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Battle Ground, ~29% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Battle Ground compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Battle Ground leans more Republican than 8 of 70 neighbors.
Battle Ground runs about 13 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Battle Ground. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Battle Ground 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 Battle Ground, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Battle Ground are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Battle Ground, IN sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Battle Ground looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Battle Ground 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Battle Ground have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Delp, IN R+26
- Brookston, IN R+42
- Cairo, IN R+32
- Colburn, IN R+48
- West Lafayette, IN D+27
- Pittsburg, IN R+57
- Sandy Beach, IN R+51
- Lafayette, IN Even
- Chalmers, IN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Black Creek, WI R+47
- Kings Bay, GA R+47
- North Shore, VA R+35
- Oakfield, NY R+41
- Sonora, TX R+45
- Monmouth Beach, NJ R+11
- Frewsburg, NY R+43
- Marsing, ID R+64
- Edwards, MS D+41
- Lithopolis, OH R+31
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana Secretary of State, 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.