Indianola is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Indianola typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Indianola, ~14% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Indianola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Indianola leans more Republican than 7 of 19 neighbors.
Indianola runs about 44 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Indianola. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Indianola 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 Indianola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Indianola live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 92% of households in Indianola are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Indianola, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Indianola looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Indianola have completed high school, about 14 points above the Texas average of 86%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Indianola sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Port O'Connor, TX R+65
- Port Lavaca, TX R+29
- Olivia, TX R+70
- Point Comfort, TX R+45
- Long Mott, TX R+62
- Seadrift, TX R+58
- Kamey, TX R+60
- Green Lake, TX R+64
- Weedhaven, TX R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cloverland, WA R+49
- Kiva, MI R+27
- Suedburg, PA R+60
- Roxbury, VA R+18
- Greaney, MN R+29
- Greens Corner, ME R+26
- Carp, MN R+40
- Hilliardston, NC D+18
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.