Burns City is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Burns City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burns City, ~10% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burns City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burns City leans more Republican than 79 of 89 neighbors.
Burns City runs about 49 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Burns City 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 Burns City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Burns City, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Indiana average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Burns City are family households, above 92% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Burns City, IN does.
Why turnout in Burns City looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Burns City have more than one occupant per room, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bramble, IN R+72
- Odon, IN R+68
- Crane, IN R+65
- Raglesville, IN R+78
- Scotland, IN R+61
- Epsom, IN R+77
- Newberry, IN R+66
- Doans, IN R+60
- Dover Hill, IN R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lyonsdale, NY R+45
- Dale, WV R+69
- Newman, KS R+47
- Dawson, MD R+59
- Tolstoy, SD R+69
- Stellar, TX R+67
- Carwood, IN R+50
- Caskie, VA R+39
- Colgate, ND R+35
- Carterville, LA R+70
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.