46570 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 52% of adults in 46570 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 46570, ~9% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 46570 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 46570 leans more Republican than 9 of 12 neighbors.
46570 runs about 45 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why 46570 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 46570, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 46570, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Indiana average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 46570 are family households, above 87% of zip codes.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; 46570, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 46570 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in 46570 have more than one occupant per room, above 90% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in 46570 have completed high school, below 90% of zip codes. 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.