Berne is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Berne typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Berne, ~12% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Berne compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Berne leans more Republican than 31 of 86 neighbors.
Berne runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Berne. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Berne 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 Berne, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Berne votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 32%, modestly above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Berne are family households, above 84% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Berne, IN sits in the bottom 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 Berne looks the way it does
Turnout in Berne sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Geneva, IN R+65
- Monroe, IN R+72
- Jay City, IN R+74
- Linn Grove, IN R+67
- New Corydon, IN R+74
- Vera Cruz, IN R+70
- Domestic, IN R+69
- Honduras, IN R+72
- Bryant, IN R+71
- Trinity, IN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rusk, TX R+39
- Calhoun, LA R+80
- Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL R+14
- Brookville, IN R+61
- Fircrest, WA D+34
- Jasper, FL R+12
- Nitro, WV R+27
- Idabel, OK R+22
- Edna, TX R+52
- Seabrook, NH R+6
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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.