Mariah Hill leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Mariah Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mariah Hill, ~18% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mariah Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mariah Hill leans more Republican than 18 of 88 neighbors.
Mariah Hill runs about 29 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mariah Hill. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Mariah Hill 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 Mariah Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Mariah Hill drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mariah Hill, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mariah Hill looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Mariah Hill have completed high school, about 6 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Meinrad, IN R+41
- Fulda, IN R+42
- Santa Claus, IN R+40
- St. Henry, IN R+51
- Ferdinand, IN R+50
- Johnsburg, IN R+52
- Dale, IN R+51
- Lincoln City, IN R+48
- Lamar, IN R+51
- Evanston, IN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woody, CA R+52
- Mill Point, WV R+51
- Ridgeville, PA R+37
- Jordan Mines, VA R+64
- Vining, IA R+45
- Jefferson Estates, OH R+56
- Steele Center, MN R+47
- Walker, KS R+69
- Ivy Log, GA R+58
- Water Valley, IL R+44
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.