Northside leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Northside typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northside, ~33% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northside compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Northside leans more Democratic than 1 of 5 neighbors.
Northside runs about 36 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Northside is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Northside. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+37) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Northside 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 Northside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Northside votes against the grain of Indiana. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Northside runs about 36 points more Democratic.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a high non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Northside, Fort Wayne, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Northside looks the way it does
Turnout in Northside 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 Neighborhoods
- Bloomingdale, Fort Wayne, IN D+3
- West Central, Fort Wayne, IN D+31
- Canterbury Green, Fort Wayne, IN D+21
- Oxford, Fort Wayne, IN D+67
- Pettit-Rudisill, Fort Wayne, IN D+61
- Arlington Park, Fort Wayne, IN R+19
- Bryan Downtown Historic District, Bryan, OH R+30
- Holgate Avenue Historic District, Defiance, OH R+28
- Celina Main Street Historic District, Celina, OH R+48
- River Park, South Bend, IN D+21
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West End, Cincinnati, OH D+75
- Ball Square, Somerville, MA D+70
- Bowdoin Apartments, Malden, MA D+37
- The Avenues, York, PA D+30
- West Memorial, Katy, TX R+16
- Milton Upper Mills, Milton, MA D+67
- West Minnehaha, Vancouver, WA D+18
- North Main, Greenville, SC D+5
- Heights, Little Rock, AR D+19
- North East, Pasadena, CA D+24
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.