47147 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 70% of adults in 47147 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47147, ~14% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47147 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47147 leans more Republican than 15 of 17 neighbors.
47147 runs about 41 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why 47147 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 47147, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 47147, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in 47147 drive to work alone, above 92% of zip codes. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 47147 are family households, above 84% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 47147, IN sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 47147 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in 47147 have completed high school, about 6 points above the Indiana average of 90%. 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.