A.C.T. leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 38% of adults in A.C.T. typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in A.C.T., ~22% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How A.C.T. compares
A.C.T. runs about 33 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole. Indiana leans Republican overall, while A.C.T. is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within A.C.T.. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+25) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 22 points.
Why A.C.T. leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for A.C.T., not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
A.C.T. votes against the grain of Indiana. Indiana leans Republican overall, while A.C.T. runs about 33 points more Democratic.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as A.C.T., Evansville, IN does.
Why turnout in A.C.T. looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 32% of adults in A.C.T. report food insecurity, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and A.C.T. sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and A.C.T. sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Jacobsville, Evansville, IN Even
- Greater Oakhill, Evansville, IN R+18
- Valley Station, Louisville, KY R+15
- Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisville, KY R+2
- St. Dennis, Louisville, KY D+39
- Cloverleaf, Louisville, KY D+10
- Chickasaw, Louisville, KY D+89
- Park Duvalle, Louisville, KY D+88
- Shawnee, Louisville, KY D+86
- Jacobs, Louisville, KY D+53
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Warren, Warren, PA R+14
- College Hill, Greensboro, NC D+76
- Downtown Fontana, Fontana, CA D+20
- Lake Forest, Jacksonville, FL D+66
- Hackensack Riverfront, Jersey City, NJ D+46
- Kinsmith, Cleveland, OH D+82
- SW Jones, Wausau, WI Even
- Rankin Historic District, Ironton, OH R+24
- Orchard Breeze, Wichita, KS R+7
- Downtown Chandler, Chandler, AZ D+22
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.