Crawford County is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Crawford County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crawford County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crawford County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Crawford County leans more Republican than 13 of 20 neighbors.
Crawford County runs about 33 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Crawford County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Crawford County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Crawford County, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Crawford County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 8%, below 87% of counties).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Crawford County, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Crawford County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 81% of households in Crawford County own their home, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Orange County, IN R+54
- Harrison County, IN R+50
- Washington County, IN R+57
- Perry County, IN R+39
- Dubois County, IN R+44
- Floyd County, IN R+18
- Meade County, KY R+49
- Martin County, IN R+59
- Lawrence County, IN R+51
- Hancock County, KY R+52
Counties with Similar Populations
- Leslie County, KY R+76
- Bradley County, AR R+30
- Custer County, NE R+68
- Washington County, ID R+57
- Walsh County, ND R+46
- Mitchell County, IA R+36
- Bollinger County, MO R+70
- Gates County, NC R+29
- Carbon County, MT R+38
- Colfax County, NE R+27
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.