Bloomingdale is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Bloomingdale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bloomingdale, ~19% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bloomingdale compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bloomingdale sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 0 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 5 leaning the other way.
Bloomingdale runs about 22 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Bloomingdale sits closer to the political middle.
Why Bloomingdale 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 Bloomingdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bloomingdale votes against the grain of Indiana. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Bloomingdale runs about 22 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bloomingdale, Fort Wayne, IN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Bloomingdale looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Bloomingdale sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Central, Fort Wayne, IN D+31
- Northside, Fort Wayne, IN D+17
- Oxford, Fort Wayne, IN D+67
- Canterbury Green, Fort Wayne, IN D+21
- Pettit-Rudisill, Fort Wayne, IN D+61
- Arlington Park, Fort Wayne, IN R+19
- Bryan Downtown Historic District, Bryan, OH R+30
- Holgate Avenue Historic District, Defiance, OH R+28
- Celina Main Street Historic District, Celina, OH R+48
- River Park, South Bend, IN D+21
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
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.