47965 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 71% of adults in 47965 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 47965, ~14% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 47965 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 47965 leans more Republican than 4 of 12 neighbors.
47965 runs about 40 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why 47965 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 47965, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in 47965 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 47965 are family households, above 90% of zip codes.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 47965, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 47965 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in 47965 own their home, about 10 points above the Indiana average of 82%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 47965 have completed high school, above 87% 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.