Magnet is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Magnet typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Magnet, ~20% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Magnet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Magnet leans more Republican than 36 of 85 neighbors.
Magnet runs about 33 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Magnet 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 Magnet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Magnet, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Magnet sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 82% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Magnet, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Magnet looks the way it does
Turnout in Magnet sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Derby, IN R+48
- Oriole, IN R+50
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- Wolf Creek, KY R+59
- Union Star, KY R+65
- Battletown, KY R+59
- Rhodelia, KY R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Geyser, MT R+63
- Decatur City, IA R+46
- Ettersburg, CA D+13
- Kremlin, MT R+29
- Kernville, OR D+4
- Galatia, NY R+50
- Unity, AL R+80
- Excelsior, AR R+66
- Skanee, MI R+26
- Clipper Mills, CA R+27
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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.