46346 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 46346 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 46346, ~29% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 46346 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 46346 is the least Republican-leaning.
Politically, 46346 sits close to the rest of Indiana.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 46346. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 28 points.
Why 46346 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 46346, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in 46346 drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 46346 sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 94% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 46346 are family households, above 76% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 46346, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 46346 looks the way it does
Turnout in 46346 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.
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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.