Waterford leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Waterford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waterford, ~31% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waterford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waterford leans more Republican than 28 of 63 neighbors.
Politically, Waterford sits close to the rest of Indiana.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Waterford. The north side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Waterford 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 Waterford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Waterford votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 25%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Waterford, IN sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Waterford looks the way it does
Turnout in Waterford sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trail Creek, IN D+4
- Michigan City, IN D+12
- Pinola, IN R+29
- Pottawattamie Park, IN D+19
- Long Beach, IN D+17
- Town of Pines, IN R+15
- Otis, IN R+36
- Michiana Shores, IN D+6
- La Porte, IN R+20
- Michiana, MI D+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albania, LA R+23
- Woodcock, PA R+57
- Locust Grove, AR R+69
- Guilford, NY R+43
- Hostetter, PA R+36
- Okoboji, IA R+20
- Sylvia, TN R+65
- Ingleside, NC R+10
- Ninilchik, AK R+32
- Ryland Heights, KY R+50
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.