Glendale is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Glendale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glendale, ~9% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glendale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glendale leans more Republican than 77 of 83 neighbors.
Glendale runs about 51 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Glendale 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 Glendale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Glendale are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Glendale, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Glendale looks the way it does
Turnout in Glendale sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hudsonville, IN R+64
- South Washington, IN R+63
- Washington, IN R+46
- Montgomery, IN R+69
- Algiers, IN R+59
- Otwell, IN R+60
- Alfordsville, IN R+70
- Portersville, IN R+59
- Maysville, IN R+64
- Whitfield, IN R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sugar Hill, PA R+61
- Jewell, GA Even
- Longtown, NC R+63
- Speedwell, KY R+55
- White Hall, VA D+10
- Brooklyn Heights, MO R+61
- Methow, WA R+9
- Mexico, OH R+58
- Scottsburg, NY R+40
- Independence, UT R+53
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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.