Edinburgh is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Edinburgh typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edinburgh, ~16% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edinburgh compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edinburgh leans more Republican than 26 of 89 neighbors.
Edinburgh runs about 33 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edinburgh. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Edinburgh votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 62%, far above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Edinburgh sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Edinburgh, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Edinburgh looks the way it does
Turnout in Edinburgh 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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- Nineveh, IN R+51
- Lewis Creek, IN R+64
- Old St. Louis, IN R+60
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Cities with Similar Populations
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- Anna, IL R+45
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- Midland City, AL R+52
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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.