Lincoln City leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Lincoln City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lincoln City, ~20% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lincoln City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lincoln City leans more Republican than 14 of 84 neighbors.
Lincoln City runs about 29 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Lincoln City 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 Lincoln City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Lincoln City drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Lincoln City are family households, above 84% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lincoln City, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lincoln City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Lincoln City own their home, about 9 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Henry, IN R+51
- Maltersville, IN R+54
- Johnsburg, IN R+52
- Holland, IN R+52
- Huntingburg, IN R+39
- Dale, IN R+51
- Ferdinand, IN R+50
- Selvin, IN R+54
- Mariah Hill, IN R+48
- Duff, IN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, PA R+38
- Kanaranzi, MN R+63
- Norton, WV R+65
- Free Trade, MS R+40
- Woodberry, AR R+69
- Fort Laramie, WY R+80
- Dickens, TX R+80
- Geraldine, MT R+51
- Shambaugh, IA R+56
- New Hartford, MN R+21
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.