Hartford is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Hartford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hartford, ~15% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hartford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hartford leans more Republican than 54 of 99 neighbors.
Hartford runs about 38 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Hartford 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 Hartford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hartford, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hartford, IN sits below 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 Hartford looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Hartford own their home, about 10 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Aurora, IN R+53
- Rising Sun, IN R+56
- Cofield Corner, IN R+65
- Petersburg, KY R+51
- Dillsboro, IN R+59
- Rabbit Hash, KY R+54
- Elrod, IN R+56
- Oldtown, IN R+44
- Moores Hill, IN R+61
- Greendale, IN R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Somerset, NY R+39
- Glen Elder, KS R+67
- Tarentum, AL R+50
- Ripplemead, VA R+54
- Sylvan, MN R+36
- Rio Nido, CA D+45
- Garland, NY R+30
- Georgia, TX R+79
- Maupin, OR R+47
- Bellarthur, NC Even
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.