46794 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 46794 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 46794, ~12% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 46794 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 46794 leans more Republican than 9 of 12 neighbors.
46794 runs about 42 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why 46794 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 46794, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in 46794 are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 46794, IN does.
Why turnout in 46794 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in 46794 have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in 46794 have completed high school, below 96% 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.