Blackford County leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Blackford County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blackford County, ~18% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blackford County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Blackford County leans more Republican than 11 of 20 neighbors.
Blackford County runs about 30 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Blackford County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Blackford County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Blackford County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Blackford County, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Blackford County, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Blackford County looks the way it does
Turnout in Blackford County 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 Counties
- Grant County, IN R+34
- Jay County, IN R+58
- Delaware County, IN R+11
- Wells County, IN R+56
- Randolph County, IN R+55
- Huntington County, IN R+45
- Adams County, IN R+60
- Madison County, IN R+25
- Wabash County, IN R+48
- Henry County, IN R+47
Counties with Similar Populations
- Glades County, FL R+47
- Edmonson County, KY R+67
- Lake County, MI R+30
- Crawford County, GA R+48
- Union County, IA R+33
- Jefferson County, MT R+38
- Macon County, GA D+22
- Fulton County, AR R+64
- Koochiching County, MN R+26
- Rains County, TX R+75
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.