Deer Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Deer Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deer Creek, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deer Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deer Creek leans more Republican than 79 of 88 neighbors.
Deer Creek runs about 43 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Deer Creek leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Deer Creek. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Deer Creek, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Deer Creek looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Deer Creek have completed high school, about 7 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Flora, IN R+51
- Young America, IN R+64
- Lake Cicott, IN R+50
- Clymers, IN R+54
- Camden, IN R+60
- Anoka, IN R+55
- Walton, IN R+56
- Logansport, IN R+31
- Bringhurst, IN R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kelso, OR R+24
- New Rome, MN R+52
- New Sheffield, PA R+39
- Eram, OK R+62
- Half Mound, KS R+56
- Pierstown, NY D+28
- Squib, KY R+75
- Flom, MN R+35
- Jakes Corner, AZ R+57
- Rhyolite, NV R+42
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.