46781 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 46781 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 46781, ~10% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 46781 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 46781 is the most Republican-leaning.
46781 runs about 52 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why 46781 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 46781, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 46781, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in 46781 drive to work alone, above 90% of zip codes. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 46781 are family households, above 82% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 46781, IN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in 46781 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in 46781 own their home, about 9 points above the Indiana average of 82%. 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.