Daviess County is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Daviess County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Daviess County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Daviess County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Daviess County leans more Republican than 16 of 17 neighbors.
Daviess County runs about 40 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Daviess County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Daviess 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 Daviess County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 16% of adults in Daviess County hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Indiana average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in Daviess County are family households, above 92% of counties.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Daviess County, IN sits below 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 Daviess County looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Daviess County have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of counties. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Daviess County have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Martin County, IN R+59
- Knox County, IN R+41
- Pike County, IN R+55
- Greene County, IN R+55
- Dubois County, IN R+44
- Sullivan County, IN R+49
- Orange County, IN R+54
- Lawrence County, IN R+51
- Lawrence County, IL R+47
- Gibson County, IN R+49
Counties with Similar Populations
- Accomack County, VA R+16
- Marion County, IA R+34
- Petersburg City, VA D+71
- Lincoln County, OK R+64
- Caroline County, MD R+34
- Morton County, ND R+49
- Lumpkin County, GA R+46
- Bureau County, IL R+27
- Pickens County, GA R+59
- Panola County, MS Even
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.