North Salem is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 75% of adults in North Salem typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Salem, ~16% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Salem compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Salem leans more Republican than 42 of 83 neighbors.
North Salem runs about 38 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why North Salem 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 North Salem, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in North Salem are family households, about 11 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; North Salem, 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 North Salem looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Salem is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in North Salem own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Montclair, IN R+53
- Lizton, IN R+57
- New Winchester, IN R+57
- Jamestown, IN R+51
- Roachdale, IN R+58
- Groveland, IN R+60
- New Brunswick, IN R+55
- New Ross, IN R+60
- Reno, IN R+57
- Carpentersville, IN R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Meade, SD R+49
- Pinetop Country Club, AZ R+23
- Wolf Creek, OR R+33
- Sciota, PA R+27
- Akeley, MN R+31
- Legion, TX R+48
- Farmington, PA R+50
- Stevens Mill, NC R+33
- Block Island, RI D+21
- Glandorf, OH R+61
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.