Kersey leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Kersey typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kersey, ~21% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kersey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kersey leans more Republican than 29 of 57 neighbors.
Kersey runs about 29 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kersey. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Kersey 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 Kersey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kersey votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kersey, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Kersey looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Kersey have completed high school, about 5 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- DeMotte, IN R+47
- Wheatfield, IN R+56
- Tefft, IN R+53
- Roselawn, IN R+48
- Kouts, IN R+40
- Thayer, IN R+57
- Fair Oaks, IN R+59
- Shelby, IN R+52
- Gifford, IN R+60
- Hebron, IN R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Surfside Beach, TX R+53
- Stinson Beach, CA D+36
- New Vienna, IA R+47
- Peacham, VT D+7
- DeFoe, KY R+59
- Nokomis, AL R+62
- Beaver, AR R+45
- Donegal, PA R+47
- Kirby, OH R+66
- Damascus, GA R+14
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.