Ligonier leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Ligonier typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ligonier, ~14% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ligonier compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ligonier leans more Republican than 5 of 79 neighbors.
Ligonier runs about 21 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ligonier. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Ligonier 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 Ligonier, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ligonier votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 37%, modestly above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ligonier sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 86% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Ligonier are family households, above 90% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ligonier, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ligonier looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ligonier is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 13 points above the Indiana average of 8%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Ligonier rent, above 85% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Ligonier report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Enchanted Hills, IN R+55
- Cromwell, IN R+53
- Wawaka, IN R+63
- Kimmell, IN R+60
- Millersburg, IN R+68
- Topeka, IN R+71
- Syracuse, IN R+46
- Indian Village, IN R+42
- Witmer Manor, IN R+61
- Brimfield, IN R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Churchville, NY R+15
- Nibley, UT R+44
- Union, OH R+30
- Upton, MA D+10
- Clinton, IN R+42
- Mattawa, WA R+6
- Winterset, IA R+37
- Dayton, MN R+5
- Parkville, MO R+5
- Ocklawaha, FL R+54
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.