Kouts leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Kouts typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kouts, ~26% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kouts compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kouts leans more Republican than 27 of 69 neighbors.
Kouts runs about 22 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kouts. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Kouts 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 Kouts, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Kouts drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kouts, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Kouts looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kouts is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Kouts own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Malden, IN R+43
- Wilders, IN R+48
- Boone Grove, IN R+46
- La Crosse, IN R+45
- Tefft, IN R+53
- Hebron, IN R+35
- Kersey, IN R+48
- Wheatfield, IN R+56
- Wanatah, IN R+42
- San Pierre, IN R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cortland, IL R+7
- Efland, NC Even
- Platteville, CO R+35
- Sperry, OK R+51
- New Cumberland, WV R+54
- Gibbstown, NJ R+16
- Groton, NY R+12
- Dundee, OH R+73
- La Blanca, TX Even
- East Prairie, MO R+56
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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.