Carson Heights leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Carson Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carson Heights, ~23% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carson Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Carson Heights leans more Democratic than 3 of 7 neighbors.
Carson Heights runs about 32 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Carson Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Carson Heights. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+30) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Carson Heights 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 Carson Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Carson Heights have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 37%). Carson Heights runs against the grain of Indiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Carson Heights, Indianapolis, 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 Carson Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Carson Heights is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 13 points below the Indiana average of 61%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Carson Heights have completed high school, below 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- University Heights and Rosedale Hills, Indianapolis, IN D+13
- Carson Square, Indianapolis, IN R+6
- West Edgewood, Indianapolis, IN Even
- Glenroy Village, Indianapolis, IN R+15
- Downtown Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN D+54
- Chatham-Arch, Indianapolis, IN D+57
- St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood, Indianapolis, IN D+62
- Irvington, Indianapolis, IN D+32
- Little Flower, Indianapolis, IN D+46
- Raymond Park, Indianapolis, IN D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Hayhurst, Portland, OR D+68
- Indian Lake East, Worcester, MA D+36
- Century Village West, Boca Raton, FL D+13
- South Oceanside, Oceanside, CA D+19
- Broadmoor, New Orleans, LA D+68
- Kirkmere, Youngstown, OH D+7
- Woods of Shavano, San Antonio, TX D+9
- Pearl Highlands, Pearl City, HI D+16
- Meadow Village, San Antonio, TX D+24
- Downtown Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA 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.