Covington is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Covington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Covington, ~17% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Covington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Covington leans more Republican than 26 of 82 neighbors.
Covington runs about 37 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Covington. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Covington 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 Covington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Covington votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 32%, modestly above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Covington, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Covington looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Covington have completed high school, about 6 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Foster, IN R+63
- Marshfield, IN R+64
- Perrysville, IN R+62
- Veedersburg, IN R+60
- Johnsonville, IN R+62
- Aylesworth, IN R+66
- State Line City, IN R+62
- West Lebanon, IN R+62
- Rob Roy, IN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silverhill, AL R+69
- Lyles, TN R+65
- Homedale, ID R+56
- Neillsville, WI R+35
- Grasonville, MD R+13
- Lodi, OH R+39
- Winona, TX R+43
- Dawson Springs, KY R+63
- Arbuckle, CA R+19
- Providence Forge, VA R+12
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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.