Milan Center is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Milan Center typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milan Center, ~12% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milan Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milan Center leans more Republican than 63 of 69 neighbors.
Milan Center runs about 45 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Milan 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 Milan Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Milan Center, 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 9 points below the Indiana average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Milan Center are family households, above 98% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Milan Center, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Milan Center looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Milan Center own their home, about 18 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thurman, IN R+37
- Grabill, IN R+55
- Harlan, IN R+59
- Woodburn, IN R+61
- Leo-Cedarville, IN R+47
- New Haven, IN R+29
- Leo, IN R+47
- Spencerville, IN R+60
- Maples, IN R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Quackenkill, NY R+19
- Viola, TN R+72
- Criders, VA R+68
- Lamar, OK R+70
- Little Hope, PA R+44
- Berkshire Heights, MA D+61
- Ringwood, NC D+65
- Rogers Mesa, CO R+54
- West Bridgton, ME R+17
- Vichy Springs, CA D+26
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.