Middlebury is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Middlebury typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Middlebury, ~15% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Middlebury compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Middlebury leans more Republican than 42 of 68 neighbors.
Middlebury runs about 37 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Middlebury. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Middlebury 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 Middlebury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Middlebury votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Middlebury are family households, above 87% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Middlebury, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Middlebury looks the way it does
Turnout in Middlebury 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
- Vistula, IN R+58
- Shipshewana, IN R+67
- Bristol, IN R+45
- Oakwood, MI R+45
- Nibbyville, IN R+54
- Scott, IN R+63
- White Pigeon, MI R+47
- Millersburg, IN R+68
- Waterford Mills, IN R+34
- Goshen, IN R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Long Valley, NJ R+15
- Greentree, NJ D+32
- Lakeland South, WA D+8
- Gunbarrel, CO D+55
- North Lindenhurst, NY R+20
- Waynesburg, PA R+29
- St. Marys, OH R+54
- Laurel, MT R+42
- Apollo, PA R+41
- Westwood, MI D+36
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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.