47562 is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 47562 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47562, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47562 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47562 leans more Republican than 12 of 13 neighbors.
47562 runs about 54 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 47562. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 47562 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 47562, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 47562, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Indiana average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in 47562 are family households, above 96% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 47562, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 47562 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 47562 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in 47562 have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 64% of adults in 47562 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction 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.