47117 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 70% of adults in 47117 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47117, ~16% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47117 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47117 leans more Republican than 24 of 27 neighbors.
47117 runs about 36 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why 47117 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 47117, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 47117, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in 47117 drive to work alone, above 89% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 47117, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 47117 looks the way it does
Turnout in 47117 sits close to the national pattern. 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.