Burns Harbor leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Burns Harbor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burns Harbor, ~35% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burns Harbor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burns Harbor leans more Republican than 33 of 69 neighbors.
Burns Harbor runs about 8 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole.
Why Burns Harbor 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 Burns Harbor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Burns Harbor drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Burns Harbor, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Burns Harbor looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Burns Harbor have completed high school, about 5 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Porter, IN R+10
- Chesterton, IN R+7
- Ogden Dunes, IN D+23
- Dune Acres, IN R+17
- Portage, IN Even
- Furnessville, IN R+15
- Wheeler, IN R+33
- Lake Station, IN R+12
- Burdick, IN R+19
- New Chicago, IN R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Malone, WI R+42
- Ruffsdale, PA R+48
- Central City, PA R+57
- Athens, MI R+45
- Mount Sidney, VA R+45
- Pocahontas, IL R+54
- Wallins Creek, KY R+77
- Abrams, WI R+44
- Lepanto, AR R+49
- Edwards AFB, CA R+12
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.