Fenns is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Fenns typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fenns, ~17% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fenns compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fenns leans more Republican than 57 of 92 neighbors.
Fenns runs about 40 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Fenns 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 Fenns, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fenns, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Fenns drive to work alone, above 87% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Fenns are family households, above 88% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Fenns, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Fenns looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fenns is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 63%, above 60% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lewis Creek, IN R+64
- Prescott, IN R+57
- Smithland, IN R+58
- Pleasure Valley, IN R+61
- Flat Rock, IN R+62
- Shelbyville, IN R+40
- Norristown, IN R+63
- Waldron, IN R+55
- Mount Auburn, IN R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zurich, KS R+76
- Double Bayou, TX R+53
- Heizer, KS R+65
- So-Hi, AZ R+52
- Burr Oak, IA R+35
- Watson, IA R+38
- Bullocktown, IN R+51
- Hull, FL R+65
- Witting, TX R+72
- St. Jacques, MI R+32
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.