Cayuga is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Cayuga typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cayuga, ~16% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cayuga compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cayuga leans more Republican than 42 of 88 neighbors.
Cayuga runs about 40 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Cayuga 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 Cayuga, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Cayuga hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Cayuga drive to work alone, above 90% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Cayuga, IN sits above the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Cayuga looks the way it does
Turnout in Cayuga 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.
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- Georgetown, IL R+44
- Himrod, IL R+50
- Kingman, IN R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Long Bottom, OH R+61
- Atwood, IL R+58
- Blawnox, PA D+20
- Clover, VA R+15
- Argyle, WI R+22
- Hebron, ME R+32
- Honor, MI R+5
- Aurora, NY R+9
- Otterville, MO R+66
- Flushing, OH R+57
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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.