LaGrange County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 56% of adults in LaGrange County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in LaGrange County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How LaGrange County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, LaGrange County is the most Republican-leaning.
LaGrange County runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within LaGrange County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 13 points.
Why LaGrange County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for LaGrange County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in LaGrange County hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Indiana average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in LaGrange County are family households, in the top fraction of counties.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; LaGrange County, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in LaGrange County looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in LaGrange County have more than one occupant per room, above 88% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Noble County, IN R+49
- St. Joseph County, MI R+35
- Elkhart County, IN R+28
- Steuben County, IN R+45
- DeKalb County, IN R+49
- Branch County, MI R+38
- Kosciusko County, IN R+47
- Whitley County, IN R+51
- Cass County, MI R+29
- St. Joseph County, IN D+9
Counties with Similar Populations
- McKean County, PA R+43
- Tazewell County, VA R+58
- Amador County, CA R+35
- Fayette County, WV R+46
- Delaware County, OK R+58
- Ottawa County, OH R+30
- Rio Arriba County, NM D+20
- Wyoming County, NY R+39
- Orleans County, NY R+32
- Pasquotank County, NC Even
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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.