Chestnut Ridge is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Chestnut Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chestnut Ridge, ~15% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chestnut Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chestnut Ridge leans more Republican than 45 of 82 neighbors.
Chestnut Ridge runs about 42 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Chestnut Ridge 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 Chestnut Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Chestnut Ridge are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Chestnut Ridge, 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 Chestnut Ridge looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Chestnut Ridge own their home, about 13 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hangman Crossing, IN R+61
- Kriete Corners, IN R+58
- Dudleytown, IN R+64
- Seymour, IN R+44
- Uniontown, IN R+63
- New Elizabethtown, IN R+66
- Crothersville, IN R+58
- Shields, IN R+69
- Tampico, IN R+66
- Fleming, IN R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waterford, KY R+58
- Milford Junction, IN R+65
- Calpine, CA R+17
- Greenfield, NM R+54
- Koosharem, UT R+77
- Hobbs, IN R+59
- El Gato, TX R+16
- Terrace, MN R+42
- Stockham, NE R+69
- Shady Grove, IA R+42
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.