Mapleton-Fall Creek is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Mapleton-Fall Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mapleton-Fall Creek, ~49% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mapleton-Fall Creek compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mapleton-Fall Creek leans more Democratic than 9 of 11 neighbors.
Mapleton-Fall Creek runs about 91 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Mapleton-Fall Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Mapleton-Fall Creek. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+69), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Mapleton-Fall Creek 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 Mapleton-Fall Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mapleton-Fall Creek votes against the grain of Indiana. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Mapleton-Fall Creek runs about 91 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Mapleton-Fall Creek have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Mapleton-Fall Creek, Indianapolis, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mapleton-Fall Creek 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. Mapleton-Fall Creek sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Highland Vicinity, Indianapolis, IN D+77
- Meridian-Kessler, Indianapolis, IN D+57
- Martindale-Brightwood, Indianapolis, IN D+66
- St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood, Indianapolis, IN D+62
- Chatham-Arch, Indianapolis, IN D+57
- Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, IN D+48
- Downtown Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN D+54
- Venerable Flackville, Indianapolis, IN D+70
- Little Flower, Indianapolis, IN D+46
- Devington, Indianapolis, IN D+78
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Totem Lake, Kirkland, WA D+40
- Upper Boggy Creek, Austin, TX D+69
- Lakeland, Baltimore, MD D+56
- Crocker, Daly City, CA D+42
- Arrowhead, San Bernardino, CA D+10
- Comstock, Spokane, WA D+35
- Mosier Valley, Euless, TX D+3
- Downtown Normal, Normal, IL D+48
- Winton Hills, Cincinnati, OH D+77
- Royal Poinciana, Hollywood, FL D+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.