Leavenworth leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Leavenworth typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leavenworth, ~16% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leavenworth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leavenworth leans more Republican than 16 of 78 neighbors.
Leavenworth runs about 29 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Leavenworth. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Leavenworth, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Leavenworth, IN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Leavenworth looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Leavenworth report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pilot Knob, IN R+52
- Sulphur, IN R+56
- Wolf Creek, KY R+59
- Curby, IN R+54
- Oriole, IN R+50
- Grantsburg, IN R+52
- White Cloud, IN R+48
- Battletown, KY R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marne, OH R+55
- Cambridge, IA R+25
- Sulphur Rock, AR R+68
- Erving, MA D+4
- Whitehead Crossroads, FL R+66
- Scottsville, TX R+35
- Evergreen, TX R+87
- Sterling, NY R+27
- Schroeder, TX R+73
- Dammeron Valley, UT R+56
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.