Brunswick is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Brunswick typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brunswick, ~57% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brunswick compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Brunswick leans more Democratic than 2 of 7 neighbors.
Brunswick runs about 99 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Brunswick is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Brunswick 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 Brunswick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Brunswick votes against the grain of Indiana. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Brunswick runs about 99 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Brunswick have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Brunswick, Gary, IN 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 Brunswick looks the way it does
Turnout in Brunswick sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Tarrytown, Gary, IN D+82
- Tolleston, Gary, IN D+82
- Downtown West, Gary, IN D+84
- Turner-Meyn Park, Hammond, IN D+19
- Midtown, Gary, IN D+84
- Forestdale, Hammond, IN D+29
- Pulaski, Gary, IN D+83
- Columbia Center, Hammond, IN D+38
- Glen Park, Gary, IN D+79
- Central Hammond, Hammond, IN D+43
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Baldwin District, Manassas, VA D+17
- Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA D+58
- Hobart Circle Historic District, Troy, OH R+23
- Five Points, Atlanta, GA D+76
- Webster, Oakland, CA D+60
- Grantley, York, PA D+23
- Central Park, Superior, WI D+12
- Regis, Denver, CO D+54
- Burke Acres, Kalamazoo, MI D+29
- Little Blue Valley, Kansas City, MO Even
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.