Dover Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Dover Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dover Hill, ~12% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dover Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dover Hill leans more Republican than 41 of 85 neighbors.
Dover Hill runs about 41 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Dover Hill 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 Dover Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Dover Hill drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Dover Hill fits that profile on both counts.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Dover Hill, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Dover Hill looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 10% of homes in Dover Hill have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Dover Hill have completed high school, below 76% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shoals, IN R+61
- Ironton, IN R+67
- Scenic Hill, IN R+66
- Willow Valley, IN R+66
- Loogootee, IN R+60
- Hindostan Falls, IN R+64
- Bramble, IN R+72
- Huron, IN R+62
- Burns City, IN R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sugar Hill, PA R+61
- Sharon Center, IA R+28
- Mexico, OH R+58
- Methow, WA R+9
- Brooklyn Heights, MO R+61
- Edgefield, OH R+57
- Independence, UT R+53
- Fargo, GA R+78
- Scottsburg, NY R+40
- Hoods Crossroads, AL R+72
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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.