Southeast Quality, South Bend, IN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Southeast Quality

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Southeast Quality leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.

 

About 39% of adults in Southeast Quality typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southeast Quality, ~27% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Southeast Quality compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Southeast Quality leans more Democratic than 2 of 5 neighbors.

Southeast Quality runs about 58 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Southeast Quality is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Southeast Quality. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+54) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 24 points.

Why Southeast Quality 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 Southeast Quality, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Southeast Quality votes against the grain of Indiana. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Southeast Quality runs about 58 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Southeast Quality have never been married, above 75% of neighborhoods.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Southeast Quality, South Bend, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Southeast Quality looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Southeast Quality is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 37%, about 24 points below the Indiana average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in Southeast Quality report food insecurity, above 95% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Southeast Quality have completed high school, below 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.