Big Springs leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Big Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Big Springs, ~30% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Big Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Big Springs leans more Republican than 19 of 81 neighbors.
Big Springs runs about 8 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Big Springs. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Big Springs 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 Big Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Big Springs are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Big Springs, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Big Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Big Springs 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Big Springs own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Big Springs have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sheridan, IN R+36
- Lamong, IN R+22
- Jolietville, IN R+48
- Westfield, IN R+8
- Terhune, IN R+59
- Zionsville, IN D+4
- Deming, IN R+30
- Elizaville, IN R+53
- Whitestown, IN R+9
- Carmel, IN D+4
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- Grantsburg, IN R+52
- Obert, NE R+69
- Mule Town, OH R+62
- Rocklake, ND R+39
- Snyder, IL R+59
- South Junction, OR R+8
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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.