Mexico is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Mexico typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mexico, ~16% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mexico compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mexico leans more Republican than 16 of 76 neighbors.
Mexico runs about 35 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mexico. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Mexico 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 Mexico, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Mexico drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mexico, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Mexico looks the way it does
Turnout in Mexico 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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- Peru, IN R+39
- Grissom Arb, IN R+55
- Twelve Mile, IN R+59
- Nead, IN R+53
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- Highland Lakes, NJ R+23
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- Milladore, WI R+43
- Atlantic, VA R+22
- Lincoln, PA R+40
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- Millheim, PA R+32
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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.