Beech Grove leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Beech Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beech Grove, ~27% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beech Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beech Grove leans more Republican than 12 of 87 neighbors.
Beech Grove runs about 12 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Beech Grove. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Beech Grove 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 Beech Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Beech Grove votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 99%, far above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Beech Grove, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Beech Grove looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 39% of households in Beech Grove rent, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Homecroft, IN R+10
- Southport, IN R+8
- Warren Park, IN D+36
- Indianapolis, IN Even
- Greenwood, IN R+29
- Cumberland, IN R+6
- Pleasant View, IN R+52
- New Palestine, IN R+41
- Rocky Ripple, IN D+29
- New Whiteland, IN R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hillsboro, MO R+52
- Tiverton, RI Even
- Trenton, OH R+52
- Alachua, FL R+13
- Alamo, CA D+20
- Moore, SC R+21
- Belle Chasse, LA R+42
- Dexter, MI D+19
- New Ulm, MN R+28
- Rathdrum, ID R+59
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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.