47712 leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 47712 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47712, ~25% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47712 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47712 leans more Republican than 6 of 14 neighbors.
Politically, 47712 sits close to the rest of Indiana.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 47712. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 29 points.
Why 47712 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 47712, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in 47712 drive to work alone, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 47712, 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 47712 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 47712 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 64%, above 58% 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.