47615 is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 47615 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47615, ~16% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47615 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47615 leans more Republican than 9 of 16 neighbors.
47615 runs about 32 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why 47615 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 47615, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in 47615 drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 47615 are family households, above 77% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 47615, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 47615 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 88% of households in 47615 own their home, about 6 points above the Indiana average of 82%. 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.