Jacobsville is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Jacobsville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jacobsville, ~21% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jacobsville compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Jacobsville sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 1 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 1 leaning the other way.
Jacobsville runs about 19 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Jacobsville. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+22) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Jacobsville leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Jacobsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Jacobsville, about 75% of residents are non-Hispanic white, above 75% of neighborhoods; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Jacobsville, Evansville, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Jacobsville looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Jacobsville sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 62% of households in Jacobsville rent, compared to around 38% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Jacobsville report food insecurity, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- A.C.T., Evansville, IN D+15
- Greater Oakhill, Evansville, IN R+18
- Valley Station, Louisville, KY R+15
- Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisville, KY R+2
- St. Dennis, Louisville, KY D+39
- Chickasaw, Louisville, KY D+89
- Cloverleaf, Louisville, KY D+10
- Park Duvalle, Louisville, KY D+88
- Shawnee, Louisville, KY D+86
- Parkland, Louisville, KY D+90
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Westcott, Syracuse, NY D+68
- Govalle, Austin, TX D+62
- Placerdale, Chicago, IL D+85
- Slater Park, Charlotte, NC D+76
- East Somerville, Somerville, MA D+59
- Blue Oaks, Roseville, CA R+6
- Brookside Glen, Chicago, IL D+47
- Miller Creek, Missoula, MT D+3
- Robberson, Springfield, MO R+15
- Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA D+40
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.