Chain-O-Lakes leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Chain-O-Lakes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chain-O-Lakes, ~43% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chain-O-Lakes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chain-O-Lakes leans more Republican than 14 of 77 neighbors.
Chain-O-Lakes runs about 13 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole.
Why Chain-O-Lakes 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 Chain-O-Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Chain-O-Lakes drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Chain-O-Lakes, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Chain-O-Lakes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chain-O-Lakes 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 65%, above 68% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in Chain-O-Lakes own their home, compared to around 70% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Chain-O-Lakes have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodland, IN R+20
- South Bend, IN D+22
- Roseland, IN D+24
- Notre Dame, IN D+38
- New Carlisle, IN R+28
- Buchanan, MI R+22
- Galien, MI R+38
- Niles, MI R+15
- Lake Park, IN R+40
- Mishawaka, IN Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lily Grove, TN R+66
- Hammonton, CA R+30
- Westwood, PA D+19
- Tuttle, AR R+37
- Clifton Mills, KY R+58
- Manannah, MN R+54
- Painter Run, PA R+51
- Metal, PA R+72
- Newtown, IL R+58
- Coleman, MD R+6
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.