Beard is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Beard typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beard, ~17% vote Democratic, ~74% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beard leans more Republican than 76 of 80 neighbors.
Beard runs about 43 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Beard 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 Beard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Beard drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Beard, IN sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Beard looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Beard have completed high school, about 7 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Geetingsville, IN R+60
- Kilmore, IN R+55
- Moran, IN R+59
- Middlefork, IN R+61
- Michigantown, IN R+56
- Kentwood, IN R+42
- Forest, IN R+61
- Frankfort, IN R+39
- Cutler, IN R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Heaton, NC R+60
- Ficklin, GA R+13
- Valley-Hi, OH R+61
- Omaha, GA R+3
- Heards, VA D+3
- Flower Hill, AL R+23
- Weinert, TX R+79
- Glenmore, OH R+65
- Bishop, WV R+65
- Malvern, TX R+70
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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.