Clarksville leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Clarksville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clarksville, ~25% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clarksville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clarksville leans more Republican than 51 of 109 neighbors.
Clarksville runs about 11 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clarksville. The east side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Clarksville 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 Clarksville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Clarksville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 93%, far above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Clarksville, IN does.
Why turnout in Clarksville looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in Clarksville rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Clarksville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Clarksville have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Albany, IN R+6
- Jeffersonville, IN R+7
- Sellersburg, IN R+30
- Riverwood, KY Even
- Rolling Fields, KY D+4
- Utica, IN R+29
- Glenview, KY R+5
- Indian Hills, KY D+3
- Floyds Knobs, IN R+32
- Parkway Village, KY D+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jacksonville, IL R+13
- Cherry Hill, NJ D+26
- Rigby, ID R+69
- Columbia City, IN R+49
- Valencia West, AZ D+20
- Wildwood, FL R+27
- Mount Pleasant, TX R+26
- North Bay Shore, NY D+25
- Rensselaer, NY D+8
- Big Lake, MN R+30
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.