Bramble is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Bramble typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bramble, ~8% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bramble compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bramble leans more Republican than 82 of 86 neighbors.
Bramble runs about 53 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bramble. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Bramble 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 Bramble, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Bramble hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Indiana average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Bramble are family households, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bramble, 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 Bramble looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bramble is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Bramble report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Burns City, IN R+68
- Raglesville, IN R+78
- Odon, IN R+68
- Epsom, IN R+77
- Scenic Hill, IN R+66
- Crane, IN R+65
- Cannelburg, IN R+74
- Loogootee, IN R+60
- Dover Hill, IN R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Hornertown, TN R+71
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- Pritchett, CO R+77
- Pinon, CO R+25
- Kings Canyon National Pk, CA R+55
- Bloomfield, MT R+75
- Fredonia, ND R+75
- Gayler, AR R+64
- Gorum, LA R+58
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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.