Kentland leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Kentland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kentland, ~16% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kentland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kentland leans more Republican than 6 of 54 neighbors.
Kentland runs about 25 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Kentland 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 Kentland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kentland votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, modestly above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Kentland, IN does.
Why turnout in Kentland looks the way it does
Turnout in Kentland sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Raub, IN R+57
- Effner, IL R+48
- Sheldon, IL R+50
- Earl Park, IN R+59
- Brook, IN R+58
- Goodland, IN R+57
- Iroquois, IL R+52
- Wadena, IN R+54
- Beaver City, IN R+56
- Freeland Park, IN R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Burlington, MI R+47
- Merrimac, WI R+18
- Mound Bayou, MS D+80
- Waurika, OK R+66
- Ravenna, NE R+61
- Jamestown, IN R+51
- Beechgrove, TN R+68
- Elkhart, KS R+71
- Fort Jones, CA R+31
- New Knoxville, OH R+67
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.