Celestine is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Celestine typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Celestine, ~16% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Celestine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Celestine leans more Republican than 53 of 87 neighbors.
Celestine runs about 38 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Celestine 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 Celestine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Celestine drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Celestine are family households, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Celestine, 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 Celestine looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Celestine own their home, about 15 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Schnellville, IN R+57
- Dubois, IN R+59
- Birdseye, IN R+56
- St. Anthony, IN R+56
- Dubois Crossroads, IN R+58
- Mentor, IN R+56
- St. Marks, IN R+55
- Riceville, IN R+55
- Kellerville, IN R+58
- Wickliffe, IN R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dickeyville, WI R+32
- Killian, SC D+56
- Grenada, CA R+44
- Pepin, WI R+21
- Bloomfield, NE R+58
- Corinth, ME R+39
- Perry, MO R+59
- Moscow, OH R+60
- Dozier, AL R+74
- Larwill, IN R+59
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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.