Laurel is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Laurel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laurel, ~10% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laurel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laurel is the most Republican-leaning.
Laurel runs about 51 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Laurel 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 Laurel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Laurel hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Laurel, IN sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Laurel looks the way it does
Turnout in Laurel 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
- Buena Vista, IN R+65
- Columbia, IN R+68
- Metamora, IN R+69
- Peppertown, IN R+63
- Glenwood, IN R+67
- Everton, IN R+63
- New Salem, IN R+69
- Clarksburg, IN R+62
- Oldenburg, IN R+59
- St. Maurice, IN R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Inverness Highlands North, FL R+35
- Makanda, IL D+6
- Gleason, TN R+74
- Stilson, TX R+57
- Buchanan, NY Even
- Rehobeth, AL R+70
- Magnolia Gardens, TX R+13
- New Lothrop, MI R+38
- Tilton, IL R+40
- Kilmarnock, VA R+7
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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.