Cedar Lake leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Cedar Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar Lake, ~25% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedar Lake leans more Republican than 73 of 99 neighbors.
Cedar Lake runs about 19 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cedar Lake. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Cedar Lake 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 Cedar Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cedar Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, modestly above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Cedar Lake are family households, above 84% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Cedar Lake, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cedar Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cedar Lake is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 64%, above 61% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cedar Lake have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake Dalecarlia, IN R+42
- St. John, IN R+27
- Lowell, IN R+39
- Crown Point, IN R+17
- Schererville, IN R+5
- Dyer, IN R+16
- Southeast Grove, IN R+49
- Beecher, IL R+31
- Merrillville, IN D+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rockland, MA R+3
- Concord, MO R+5
- Robstown, TX R+4
- Springfield, NJ D+18
- St. Michael, MN R+19
- Chubbuck, ID R+37
- Greensburg, IN R+51
- Holland, OH R+3
- Creve Coeur, MO D+24
- Jeannette, PA R+20
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.