Ogden Dunes leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Ogden Dunes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ogden Dunes, ~60% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ogden Dunes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ogden Dunes leans more Democratic than 48 of 70 neighbors.
Ogden Dunes runs about 42 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Ogden Dunes is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Ogden Dunes 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 Ogden Dunes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 42% of residents in Ogden Dunes live in densely developed areas, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Ogden Dunes sits in the top quarter (about 73%, in the top fraction of cities). Ogden Dunes runs against the grain of Indiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ogden Dunes, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ogden Dunes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ogden Dunes 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in Ogden Dunes own their home, compared to around 75% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Ogden Dunes have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Burns Harbor, IN R+11
- Portage, IN Even
- Lake Station, IN R+12
- Dune Acres, IN R+17
- Porter, IN R+10
- New Chicago, IN R+12
- Chesterton, IN R+7
- Hobart, IN R+7
- Wheeler, IN R+33
- Gary, IN D+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cassville, NY R+45
- Bogue, NC R+41
- Romulus, AL R+57
- Village of Clarkston, MI Even
- Harrisville, MS R+25
- Clarks Hill, IN R+49
- Pirtleville, AZ D+13
- Ridgeway, OH R+63
- Minnesott Beach, NC R+26
- Millbrae Meadows, CA D+33
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.