Coal Bluff leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Coal Bluff typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coal Bluff, ~21% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coal Bluff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coal Bluff leans more Republican than 21 of 97 neighbors.
Coal Bluff runs about 28 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Coal Bluff 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 Coal Bluff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Coal Bluff drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Coal Bluff, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Coal Bluff looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Coal Bluff is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Perth, IN R+59
- Fontanet, IN R+37
- Bee Ridge, IN R+53
- Cloverland, IN R+45
- Brazil, IN R+49
- Carbon, IN R+59
- Diamond, IN R+54
- Staunton, IN R+53
- Sandcut, IN R+39
- Bridgeton, IN R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rye, AZ R+50
- Trementina, NM R+28
- Topaz, MI R+26
- New Portland, ME R+29
- Kahakuloa, HI D+12
- Darwin, CA R+11
- Punaluu, HI D+19
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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.