Fort Branch leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Fort Branch typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Branch, ~20% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Branch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Branch leans more Republican than 11 of 73 neighbors.
Fort Branch runs about 25 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Branch. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Fort Branch 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 Fort Branch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Branch votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, far above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Fort Branch, IN sits in the top 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 Fort Branch looks the way it does
Turnout in Fort Branch sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Haubstadt, IN R+56
- St. James, IN R+65
- Warrenton, IN R+46
- Mounts, IN R+63
- Buckskin, IN R+58
- Princeton, IN R+41
- Owensville, IN R+60
- Wheatonville, IN R+50
- Douglas, IN R+51
- Stacer, IN R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blowing Rock, NC D+3
- Three Rivers, OR R+5
- Rock Island, TN R+69
- Caryville, TN R+65
- Denver, IA R+30
- Vandalia, MO R+47
- Mansfield, GA R+63
- Malakoff, TX R+48
- Wurtsboro, NY R+20
- Gravois Mills, MO R+56
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.