Fountain County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Fountain County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fountain County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fountain County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Fountain County leans more Republican than 14 of 15 neighbors.
Fountain County runs about 39 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Fountain County. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Fountain County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Fountain County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fountain County, about 93% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 84% of residents in Fountain County drive to work alone, above 90% of counties.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fountain County, IN sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fountain County looks the way it does
Turnout in Fountain County 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 Counties
- Warren County, IN R+58
- Vermilion County, IL R+22
- Montgomery County, IN R+44
- Parke County, IN R+59
- Tippecanoe County, IN D+9
- Vermillion County, IN R+50
- Benton County, IN R+49
- Clinton County, IN R+45
- Putnam County, IN R+46
- Edgar County, IL R+50
Counties with Similar Populations
- Madison County, AR R+61
- New Madrid County, MO R+46
- Crawford County, IA R+37
- Burnett County, WI R+32
- Richland County, ND R+38
- Lee County, SC D+20
- Idaho County, ID R+64
- Madison County, IA R+41
- La Paz County, AZ R+28
- Potter County, PA R+58
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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.