McCol Place is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 65% of adults in McCol Place typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McCol Place, ~13% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McCol Place compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McCol Place leans more Republican than 41 of 83 neighbors.
McCol Place runs about 40 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why McCol Place 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 McCol Place, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In McCol Place, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 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%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; McCol Place, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in McCol Place looks the way it does
Turnout in McCol Place 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.
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- Kossuth, IN R+64
- Campbellsburg, IN R+64
- Livonia, IN R+64
- Claysville, IN R+64
- South Boston, IN R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Paynesville, MI R+24
- Ophir, OR Even
- Kniveton, KS R+48
- Svensen, OR R+21
- Rice Lake, MN R+14
- Dolph, AR R+67
- Caleast, KY R+32
- Shelby Gap, KY R+70
- Tarrant, WI R+37
- Mayfield, KS R+70
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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.