46528 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 67% of adults in 46528 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 46528, ~19% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 46528 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 46528 leans more Republican than 5 of 17 neighbors.
46528 runs about 23 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 46528. The south side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+62), a spread of about 64 points.
Why 46528 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 46528, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in 46528 are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; 46528, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 46528 looks the way it does
Turnout in 46528 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.