French Lick leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 67% of adults in French Lick typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in French Lick, ~17% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How French Lick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, French Lick leans more Republican than 3 of 81 neighbors.
French Lick runs about 28 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within French Lick. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 24 points.
Why French Lick 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 French Lick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
French Lick votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; French Lick, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in French Lick looks the way it does
Turnout in French Lick 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
- Norton, IN R+57
- West Baden Springs, IN R+54
- Hillham, IN R+60
- Youngs Creek, IN R+52
- Roland, IN R+63
- Paoli, IN R+48
- Orangeville, IN R+65
- Wickliffe, IN R+54
- Windom, IN R+67
- Dubois, IN R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Whitley, IN R+56
- Veedersburg, IN R+60
- Hays, TX R+14
- Kulpmont, PA R+34
- Cologne, MN R+33
- Cave City, AR R+65
- Ravensdale, WA R+8
- Rollinsford, NH D+4
- Trail Creek, IN D+4
- New York Mills, NY R+17
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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.