Highland Vicinity is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Highland Vicinity typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highland Vicinity, ~52% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Highland Vicinity compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Highland Vicinity is the most Democratic-leaning.
Highland Vicinity runs about 96 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Highland Vicinity is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Highland Vicinity 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 Highland Vicinity, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Highland Vicinity votes against the grain of Indiana. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Highland Vicinity runs about 96 points more Democratic.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Highland Vicinity, Indianapolis, IN sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Highland Vicinity looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Highland Vicinity sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Highland Vicinity report food insecurity, above 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mapleton-Fall Creek, Indianapolis, IN D+73
- St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood, Indianapolis, IN D+62
- Martindale-Brightwood, Indianapolis, IN D+66
- Meridian-Kessler, Indianapolis, IN D+57
- Chatham-Arch, Indianapolis, IN D+57
- Venerable Flackville, Indianapolis, IN D+70
- Downtown Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN D+54
- Eagledale, Indianapolis, IN D+35
- Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, IN D+48
- Little Flower, Indianapolis, IN D+46
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Harbordale, Fort Lauderdale, FL R+4
- Central Eastside, Erie, PA D+44
- South Houston Gardens, Pasadena, TX R+20
- South Broadway, Albuquerque, NM D+48
- East Deering, Portland, ME D+66
- Garfield, Pittsburgh, PA D+84
- Highland Park, Aurora, CO D+36
- Midway Place, Bryan, TX D+31
- Duclay Forest, Jacksonville, FL D+32
- Andalusia, Bensalem, PA D+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.