Cannelton leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Cannelton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cannelton, ~18% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cannelton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cannelton leans more Republican than 10 of 88 neighbors.
Cannelton runs about 27 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cannelton. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Cannelton 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 Cannelton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Cannelton hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Cannelton, IN sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Cannelton looks the way it does
Turnout in Cannelton sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tell City, IN R+32
- Tobinsport, IN R+47
- Sunny Corner, KY R+54
- Petri, KY R+48
- Hawesville, KY R+55
- Chambers, KY R+53
- Lilly Dale, IN R+47
- Rome, IN R+46
- Dukes, KY R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Boston, GA R+25
- Oxford, CO R+8
- Hiram, OH R+30
- Mount Vernon, GA R+25
- Lost Hills, CA D+8
- Hickory Grove, VA D+2
- Midway, TN R+71
- Omaha, AR R+65
- Somerset, CA R+31
- Pleasant Ridge, MI D+49
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.