Marrs Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Marrs Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marrs Center, ~21% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marrs Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marrs Center leans more Republican than 13 of 70 neighbors.
Marrs Center runs about 27 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Marrs Center 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 Marrs Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Marrs Center drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Marrs Center, IN does.
Why turnout in Marrs Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Marrs Center is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Marrs Center have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Caborn, IN R+47
- West Franklin, IN R+40
- Mount Vernon, IN R+40
- St. Philip, IN R+36
- Farmersville, IN R+52
- Lippe, IN R+53
- Smith Mills, KY R+58
- Upton, IN R+53
- Oliver, IN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Anton, CO R+78
- Speed, KS R+74
- Spelter City, OK R+61
- Imogene, MN R+55
- Sunbeam, IL R+39
- Wilmore, KS R+77
- Inland, NE R+65
- Bryson, CA R+25
- Cade, OK R+73
- Sorrel, LA Even
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.