Shady Hills leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Shady Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shady Hills, ~24% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shady Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shady Hills leans more Republican than 5 of 85 neighbors.
Shady Hills runs about 23 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shady Hills. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Shady Hills 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 Shady Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Shady Hills votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 41%, well above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Shady Hills, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Shady Hills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shady Hills 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 64%, above 64% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Shady Hills have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marion, IN R+24
- Jalapa, IN R+54
- Hanfield, IN R+59
- Sweetser, IN R+50
- La Fontaine, IN R+55
- Mier, IN R+58
- Van Buren, IN R+57
- Gas City, IN R+46
- Pleasant Plain, IN R+57
- Jonesboro, IN R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Machen, GA R+40
- Kirby, WV R+66
- Holbrook, PA R+60
- Mountain Park, OK R+61
- Coleman Falls, VA R+37
- Wallace, AR R+46
- Renault, IL R+54
- Lawrence, NC D+5
- Kikers, NC R+48
- Orange, MS R+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.