North Hammond leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 38% of adults in North Hammond typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Hammond, ~23% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Hammond compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Hammond leans more Democratic than 4 of 10 neighbors.
North Hammond runs about 40 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while North Hammond is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Hammond. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+28) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 16 points.
Why North Hammond 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 North Hammond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Hammond votes against the grain of Indiana. Indiana leans Republican overall, while North Hammond runs about 40 points more Democratic.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; North Hammond, Hammond, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in North Hammond looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Hammond is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 39%, about 23 points below the Indiana average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 41% of adults in North Hammond report food insecurity, above 94% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in North Hammond have completed high school, below 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Pulaski Park, Hammond, IN D+18
- Central Hammond, Hammond, IN D+43
- South Hammond, Hammond, IN D+27
- Hegewisch, Chicago, IL D+17
- Forestdale, Hammond, IN D+29
- Columbia Center, Hammond, IN D+38
- Turner-Meyn Park, Hammond, IN D+19
- Bernice, Lansing, IL D+52
- Hollywood, Munster, IN D+16
- Berger, Dolton, IL D+82
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West End Park, Rockville, MD D+55
- Shelby Center Historic District, Shelby, OH R+43
- Turner Park, Tulsa, OK D+19
- Bonhamtown, Edison, NJ D+16
- Aksarben-Elmwood Park, Omaha, NE D+36
- Beatties Ford-Trinity, Charlotte, NC D+75
- Village 5, Sacramento, CA D+42
- Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL D+75
- Randall Hills, North Aurora, IL D+13
- Yuma Townsite, Yuma, AZ D+8
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.