Southeast Grove leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Southeast Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southeast Grove, ~15% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Southeast Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Southeast Grove leans more Republican than 61 of 77 neighbors.
Southeast Grove runs about 30 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Southeast Grove 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 Southeast Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Southeast Grove drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Southeast Grove are family households, above 76% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Southeast Grove, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Southeast Grove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Southeast Grove 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 62%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Southeast Grove own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leroy, IN R+42
- Lake Dalecarlia, IN R+42
- Lowell, IN R+39
- Hebron, IN R+35
- Shelby, IN R+52
- Crown Point, IN R+17
- Winfield, IN R+23
- Cedar Lake, IN R+37
- Thayer, IN R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Garvin, OK R+71
- Centertown, KY R+69
- Hawkeye, IA R+44
- Orleans, IA R+40
- Oxford, NE R+73
- Schulte, KS R+48
- Pajaro, CA D+18
- Winona, OH R+57
- Sanderson Corner, VT R+17
- Juddville, MI R+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.