Millersburg is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Millersburg typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Millersburg, ~8% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Millersburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Millersburg leans more Republican than 72 of 75 neighbors.
Millersburg runs about 49 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Millersburg 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 Millersburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 90% of households in Millersburg are family households, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Millersburg sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Millersburg, IN does.
Why turnout in Millersburg looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Millersburg is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Millersburg have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waterford Mills, IN R+34
- Topeka, IN R+71
- Ligonier, IN R+40
- New Paris, IN R+60
- Goshen, IN R+27
- Middlebury, IN R+56
- Indian Village, IN R+42
- Enchanted Hills, IN R+55
- Syracuse, IN R+46
- Midway, IN R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Plymouth, PA R+14
- Holdenville, OK R+41
- Swansea, SC R+41
- Moxee, WA R+33
- Warrenton, OR R+7
- Prescott, WI R+18
- Munfordville, KY R+60
- Granby, MA Even
- Old Tappan, NJ R+8
- Yarmouth Port, MA D+20
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.