Crete is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Crete typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crete, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crete compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crete leans more Republican than 52 of 96 neighbors.
Crete runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Crete 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 Crete, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Crete drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Crete sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 95% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Crete, IN sits near the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Crete looks the way it does
Turnout in Crete sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spartanburg, IN R+63
- Lynn, IN R+60
- Snow Hill, IN R+61
- Fountain City, IN R+53
- Hollansburg, OH R+68
- Long, OH R+69
- Rural, IN R+61
- Palestine, OH R+69
- Bloomingport, IN R+60
- Whitewater, IN R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kemper, SC R+22
- Klondyke, AZ R+55
- Itasca, WI R+11
- Lake Osiris Colony, NY R+26
- Ingomar, OH R+66
- Honey Creek, WI R+36
- Mather, WI R+51
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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.