47881 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 47881 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47881, ~17% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47881 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47881 leans more Republican than 15 of 22 neighbors.
47881 runs about 34 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why 47881 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 47881, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in 47881 are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 47881, IN sits in the bottom tenth 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 47881 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 47881 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 65%, above 65% of zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 47881 have completed high school, above 92% 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.