Cross Plains is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Cross Plains typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cross Plains, ~11% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cross Plains compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cross Plains leans more Republican than 66 of 78 neighbors.
Cross Plains runs about 46 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Cross Plains 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 Cross Plains, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Cross Plains are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cross Plains, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cross Plains looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Cross Plains own their home, about 9 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Friendship, IN R+69
- Canaan, IN R+60
- Olean, IN R+68
- Fairview, IN R+68
- Bennington, IN R+65
- Elrod, IN R+56
- Dillsboro, IN R+59
- Correct, IN R+67
- Rexville, IN R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Markleeville, CA D+36
- Gould, AR D+9
- Short Falls, NH R+9
- Carolina, AL R+81
- Odessa, DE D+4
- Bondsville, MA D+8
- Golden, ID R+72
- Enterprise, WV R+59
- Catawba, KY R+65
- Garden City, MN R+37
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.