47804 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 53% of adults in 47804 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47804, ~25% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47804 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47804 leans more Republican than 2 of 21 neighbors.
47804 runs about 13 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 47804. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 23 points.
Why 47804 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 47804, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
47804 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 87%, far above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 47804, IN does.
Why turnout in 47804 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in 47804 rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in 47804 report food insecurity, above 85% 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.