St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood, Indianapolis, IN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood

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

St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.

 

About 42% of adults in St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood, ~34% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood leans more Democratic than 6 of 10 neighbors.

St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood runs about 81 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+57), a spread of about 13 points.

Why St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood 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 St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood sits in the top quarter (about 67%, above 88% of neighborhoods). St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood runs against the grain of Indiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood, Indianapolis, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 83% of households in St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood rent, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.