East Germantown is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 74% of adults in East Germantown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Germantown, ~17% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Germantown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Germantown leans more Republican than 17 of 89 neighbors.
East Germantown runs about 35 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why East Germantown 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 East Germantown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in East Germantown drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and East Germantown fits that profile on both counts.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Germantown, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East Germantown looks the way it does
Turnout in East Germantown 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.
Nearby Cities
- Pershing, IN R+57
- Cambridge City, IN R+52
- Jacksonburg, IN R+59
- Dublin, IN R+53
- Greens Fork, IN R+60
- Centerville, IN R+51
- Hagerstown, IN R+51
- Straughn, IN R+63
- Harrisburg, IN R+61
- Philomath, IN R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Bottom, VA Even
- Powe, MO R+75
- Olivet Hill, MD R+29
- Port Jackson, IL R+65
- Taopi, MN R+42
- South Sutton, MA R+20
- Silica, MN R+27
- Shoals, WV R+54
- Mount Willing, AL D+65
- Durbin, WV R+60
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.