Boswell is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Boswell typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boswell, ~14% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boswell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boswell leans more Republican than 22 of 61 neighbors.
Boswell runs about 35 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Boswell 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 Boswell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Boswell hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Boswell, 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 Boswell looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Boswell have more than one occupant per room, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Tab, IN R+63
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- Oxford, IN R+51
- Fowler, IN R+38
- Pine Village, IN R+57
- Freeland Park, IN R+60
- Swanington, IN R+56
- Templeton, IN R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vichy, MO R+67
- Coleman, FL R+43
- Maywood, MO R+71
- Cool Springs, NC R+49
- Pine River, WI R+38
- Hillje, TX R+43
- Pacific City, OR R+11
- Drumore, PA R+62
- Berlin, WV R+62
- Hooker, CA R+48
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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.