47223 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 47223 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47223, ~11% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47223 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47223 leans more Republican than 9 of 11 neighbors.
47223 runs about 46 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why 47223 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 47223, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in 47223 drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 47223 sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of zip codes).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 47223, IN sits in the bottom quarter 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 47223 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 84% of adults in 47223 have completed high school, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in 47223 have more than one occupant per room, above 80% 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.