Lee is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Lee typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lee, ~12% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lee leans more Republican than 28 of 53 neighbors.
Lee runs about 37 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lee. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Lee 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 Lee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Lee are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lee, IN sits below the national average 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 Lee looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lee is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Lee have completed high school, below 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McCoysburg, IN R+63
- Monon, IN R+41
- Francesville, IN R+55
- Newland, IN R+64
- Rensselaer, IN R+47
- Collegeville, IN R+56
- Indiana Beach, IN R+48
- Wolcott, IN R+57
- Buffalo, IN R+52
- Reynolds, IN R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pettus, AR R+12
- Bradgate, IA R+54
- Penny Hill, NC Even
- Lyon, MO R+64
- Friendship, NJ R+44
- Pickwick Dam, TN R+72
- Gammon, AR R+26
- Penderlea, NC R+11
- Paulette, MS D+12
- Glen, WV R+67
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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.