Mahalasville is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Mahalasville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mahalasville, ~16% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mahalasville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mahalasville leans more Republican than 52 of 73 neighbors.
Mahalasville runs about 36 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mahalasville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Mahalasville 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 Mahalasville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in Mahalasville are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mahalasville, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mahalasville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Mahalasville own their home, about 15 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prather, IN R+51
- Trevlac, IN R+42
- Morgantown, IN R+52
- McDaniel, IN R+52
- Fruitdale, IN R+50
- Martinsville, IN R+52
- Willowbrook Estates, IN R+56
- Unionville, IN R+21
- Browns Crossing, IN R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Etoile, KY R+67
- Valerie, CA D+13
- St. George, IL R+38
- Kinsey, MT R+81
- Belgium, IL R+43
- Davenport, VA R+70
- South Lagrange, ME R+38
- Stamford, NE R+73
- Bingham, IL R+65
- South Bradford, PA R+39
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.