47860 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 52% of adults in 47860 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47860, ~10% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47860 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47860 leans more Republican than 15 of 17 neighbors.
47860 runs about 43 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why 47860 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 47860, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 6% of residents in 47860 live in densely developed areas, about 19 points below the Indiana average of 25%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 47860 fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 47860 are family households, above 88% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 47860, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 47860 looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. 47860 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in 47860 rent, compared to around 17% in nearby 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.