46803 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 36% of adults in 46803 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 46803, ~26% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 46803 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 46803 leans more Democratic than 27 of 28 neighbors.
46803 runs about 61 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while 46803 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 46803. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+67) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 99 points.
Why 46803 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 46803, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 96% of residents in 46803 live in densely developed areas, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in 46803 have never been married, above 96% of zip codes. 46803 runs against the grain of Indiana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 46803, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 46803 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 46803 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 40%, about 21 points below the Indiana average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 57% of households in 46803 rent, compared to around 38% in nearby zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in 46803 report food insecurity, in the top fraction 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.