47456 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 54% of adults in 47456 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47456, ~10% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47456 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47456 leans more Republican than 11 of 13 neighbors.
47456 runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why 47456 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 47456, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in 47456 hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in 47456 drive to work alone, above 86% of zip codes. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 47456 are family households, above 90% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 47456, 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 47456 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in 47456 have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. 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.