47579 leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 90% of adults in 47579 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47579, ~27% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47579 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47579 leans more Republican than 1 of 17 neighbors.
47579 runs about 20 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 47579. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 19 points.
Why 47579 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 47579, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in 47579 drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 47579 are family households, above 82% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 47579, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 47579 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in 47579 own their home, about 9 points above the Indiana average of 82%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in 47579 have completed high school, above 98% 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.