Magley is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Magley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Magley, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Magley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Magley leans more Republican than 49 of 75 neighbors.
Magley runs about 46 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Magley 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 Magley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Magley are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Magley, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Magley looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Magley have completed high school, about 9 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Preble, IN R+63
- Tocsin, IN R+65
- Poe, IN R+58
- Craigville, IN R+63
- Curryville, IN R+67
- Ossian, IN R+54
- Decatur, IN R+51
- Honduras, IN R+72
- Hoagland, IN R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Potato Creek, SD R+12
- Brownville, NE R+55
- Sims, IL R+72
- Spicer City, CA R+9
- Roland, IN R+63
- Vashti, TX R+83
- Seven Lakes, NM D+29
- Egypt, TX D+10
- Noah, GA R+62
- Marble, AR R+65
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.