46804 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 77% of adults in 46804 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 46804, ~35% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 46804 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 46804 leans more Republican than 11 of 26 neighbors.
46804 runs about 10 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 46804. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 32 points.
Why 46804 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 46804, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
46804 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 89%, far above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 46804, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 46804 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 46804 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.