Hitchcock is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Hitchcock typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hitchcock, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hitchcock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hitchcock leans more Republican than 59 of 83 neighbors.
Hitchcock runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Hitchcock 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 Hitchcock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Hitchcock hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hitchcock, IN sits in the bottom 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 Hitchcock looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Hitchcock have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Hitchcock have completed high school, below 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pumpkin Center, IN R+63
- McCol Place, IN R+59
- Smedley, IN R+64
- Salem, IN R+53
- Campbellsburg, IN R+64
- Kossuth, IN R+64
- Claysville, IN R+64
- Saltillo, IN R+64
- Canton, IN R+62
- Plattsburg, IN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Langdon, NH R+27
- Du Bois, NE R+63
- Dryfork, AR R+67
- Sanborn, ND R+55
- Tyler, AL R+12
- Mason Grove, TN R+56
- Lemoyne, OH R+40
- Plumsteadville, PA R+8
- Somerville, ME R+32
- Sprout, KY R+62
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.