Mays is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Mays typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mays, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mays compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mays leans more Republican than 88 of 97 neighbors.
Mays runs about 47 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Mays 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 Mays, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Mays drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Mays are family households, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mays, 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 Mays looks the way it does
Turnout in Mays sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ogden, IN R+60
- Dunreith, IN R+58
- Sexton, IN R+66
- Raleigh, IN R+67
- Knightstown, IN R+53
- Spiceland, IN R+59
- Lewisville, IN R+62
- Gings, IN R+66
- Carthage, IN R+60
- Henderson, IN R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lavaca, AL Even
- Throckmorton, TN R+68
- Monroe City, TX R+40
- Milo, IN R+56
- Dayton, NY R+45
- Skokomish, WA D+57
- Lamourie, LA R+71
- Pilot Mountain, TN R+73
- Huntersville, PA R+60
- Bingley, NY R+10
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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.