La Paz leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 67% of adults in La Paz typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Paz, ~17% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Paz compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Paz leans more Republican than 35 of 69 neighbors.
La Paz runs about 30 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why La Paz 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 La Paz, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in La Paz drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and La Paz sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; La Paz, IN sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in La Paz looks the way it does
Turnout in La Paz 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
- La Paz Junction, IN R+56
- Linkville, IN R+54
- Teegarden, IN R+54
- Lakeville, IN R+42
- Rutland, IN R+51
- Plymouth, IN R+37
- Bremen, IN R+44
- Koontz Lake, IN R+54
- Wyatt, IN R+54
- North Liberty, IN R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Strain, MO R+62
- Birdsnest, VA Even
- Fairview Alpha, LA R+74
- Marquez, TX R+73
- Weston, LA R+72
- Prairie Ronde, LA R+35
- Coffeeville, AL R+10
- Port Hope, MI R+50
- Pittsfield, OH R+47
- Mitford, SC R+32
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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.