Albany leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Albany typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Albany, ~18% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Albany compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Albany leans more Republican than 12 of 84 neighbors.
Albany runs about 28 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Albany. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Albany 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 Albany, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Albany, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Albany runs against that pattern.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Albany, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Albany looks the way it does
Turnout in Albany sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Granville, IN R+51
- DeSoto, IN R+53
- Redkey, IN R+58
- Eaton, IN R+53
- Dunkirk, IN R+52
- Royerton, IN R+42
- Pennville, IN R+63
- Woodland Park, IN R+44
- Parker City, IN R+57
- Powers, IN R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chunchula, AL R+70
- Ridgeley, WV R+58
- DeLeon, TX R+59
- Sautee Nacoochee, GA R+52
- Hope, IN R+58
- Rock Rapids, IA R+57
- Norwich, VT D+57
- Mayfield, OH Even
- Autryville, NC R+56
- Woodburn, IN R+61
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.