Hymera is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Hymera typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hymera, ~11% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hymera compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hymera leans more Republican than 62 of 91 neighbors.
Hymera runs about 42 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Hymera 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 Hymera, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hymera, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hymera, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hymera looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Hymera have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buchanan Corner, IN R+61
- Gilmour, IN R+62
- Jackson Hill, IN R+60
- Shelburn, IN R+58
- Lewis, IN R+58
- Jasonville, IN R+58
- Farmersburg, IN R+54
- Pimento, IN R+50
- Sullivan, IN R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Washington, ME R+29
- Bunch, OK R+52
- Medina, TX R+63
- Cool, TX R+76
- Oak Run, CA R+39
- Horner, WV R+60
- Escalante, UT R+57
- Delaplane, VA R+28
- Ames, TX D+2
- Cool Springs, AL R+70
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.