Lotus is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Lotus typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lotus, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lotus compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lotus leans more Republican than 57 of 83 neighbors.
Lotus runs about 45 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Lotus 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 Lotus, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Lotus drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Lotus are family households, above 77% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lotus, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lotus looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Lotus 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
- Cottage Grove, IN R+63
- Liberty, IN R+56
- Roseburg, IN R+61
- Fairhaven, OH R+61
- West College Corner, IN R+59
- College Corner, OH R+45
- Dunlapsville, IN R+60
- Brownsville, IN R+65
- Boston, IN R+54
- Old Bath, IN R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zenith, KS R+74
- Catarina, TX Even
- Roy Lake, MN R+12
- Walum, ND R+53
- Mount Hamill, IA R+46
- Challenge-Brownsville, CA R+27
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.