Advance is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Advance typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Advance, ~17% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Advance compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Advance leans more Republican than 45 of 90 neighbors.
Advance runs about 37 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Advance leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Advance, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Advance drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Advance are family households, above 85% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Advance, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Advance looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Advance 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Advance own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- New Brunswick, IN R+55
- Milledgeville, IN R+55
- Thorntown, IN R+55
- Lizton, IN R+57
- Mace, IN R+61
- Lebanon, IN R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Airport Drive, MO R+44
- Napoleon, KY R+60
- Coburn, PA R+46
- Snelling, SC R+22
- Glenbrook, NV R+21
- Wolf Creek, MT R+44
- Mount Tremper, NY D+52
- Saylesville, WI R+42
- Villard, MN R+51
- Billings, OK R+67
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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.