Curby is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Curby typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Curby, ~13% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Curby compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Curby leans more Republican than 33 of 77 neighbors.
Curby runs about 35 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Curby 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 Curby, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Curby, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Curby, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Curby looks the way it does
Turnout in Curby 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.
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- Marengo, IN R+54
- Grantsburg, IN R+52
- Leavenworth, IN R+48
- Sulphur, IN R+56
- Depauw, IN R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfordsville, IN R+70
- St. Benedict, IA R+61
- Rinard Mills, OH R+67
- Luke, MD R+51
- Lyden, NM D+15
- Dameron, MO R+62
- Slater, CO R+23
- Pyote, TX R+37
- Willow, SD R+68
- Ransom, PA R+38
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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.