Gilmour is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Gilmour typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gilmour, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gilmour compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gilmour leans more Republican than 76 of 90 neighbors.
Gilmour runs about 43 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Gilmour 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 Gilmour, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Gilmour, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 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 85% of residents in Gilmour drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Gilmour, IN sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Gilmour looks the way it does
Turnout in Gilmour sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Howesville, IN R+64
- Lonetree, IN R+67
- Gambill, IN R+62
- Jackson Hill, IN R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alborn, MN R+17
- Acton, MT R+57
- New Zion, KY R+76
- Selea, PA R+74
- Arapahoe, CO R+74
- Danville, LA R+35
- Woodland, DE R+49
- Curlew, IA R+54
- Teller, AK D+33
- Toll Gate, WV R+70
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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.