Bridgeton is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Bridgeton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bridgeton, ~14% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bridgeton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bridgeton leans more Republican than 93 of 101 neighbors.
Bridgeton runs about 45 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Bridgeton 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 Bridgeton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Bridgeton, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 91% of residents in Bridgeton drive to work alone, above 95% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Bridgeton are family households, above 81% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Bridgeton, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Bridgeton looks the way it does
Turnout in Bridgeton sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Smockville, IN R+60
- Carbon, IN R+59
- Mansfield, IN R+58
- Perth, IN R+59
- Diamond, IN R+54
- Coal Bluff, IN R+47
- Coxville, IN R+61
- Fontanet, IN R+37
- Rockville, IN R+57
- Rosedale, IN R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pascola, MO R+54
- Holiday City, OH R+59
- Charbonneau, ND R+83
- Glen Hope, PA R+63
- Ragsdale, IN R+63
- State Line, NY R+47
- River Vale, IN R+61
- Sparta, PA R+58
- Messengerville, NY R+37
- High Bank, NY R+28
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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.