Venerable Flackville is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Venerable Flackville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Venerable Flackville, ~30% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Venerable Flackville compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Venerable Flackville leans more Democratic than 8 of 10 neighbors.
Venerable Flackville runs about 89 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Venerable Flackville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Venerable Flackville. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+54), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Venerable Flackville 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 Venerable Flackville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Venerable Flackville votes against the grain of Indiana. Indiana leans Republican overall, while Venerable Flackville runs about 89 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Venerable Flackville have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Venerable Flackville, Indianapolis, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Venerable Flackville looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 76% of households in Venerable Flackville rent, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Venerable Flackville report food insecurity, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Eagledale, Indianapolis, IN D+35
- Highland Vicinity, Indianapolis, IN D+77
- Mapleton-Fall Creek, Indianapolis, IN D+73
- Aspen Ridge, Indianapolis, IN D+56
- Bayswater, Indianapolis, IN D+59
- Meridian-Kessler, Indianapolis, IN D+57
- St. Joseph Historic Neighborhood, Indianapolis, IN D+62
- Downtown Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN D+54
- Chatham-Arch, Indianapolis, IN D+57
- Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis, IN D+33
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Browncroft, Rochester, NY D+47
- Esprit, St. Cloud, FL R+14
- Ocean Avenue, Portland, ME D+77
- Alderman Park, Jacksonville, FL D+14
- Ellis Lake, Concord, CA D+42
- River Park, Sacramento, CA D+41
- Cory Lake Isles, Tampa, FL Even
- Barclay Hills, Oregon City, OR D+22
- Galindo, Austin, TX D+54
- Crossroads-Riverbank, Riverbank, CA R+19
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.