Monroe City is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Monroe City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monroe City, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monroe City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monroe City leans more Republican than 24 of 72 neighbors.
Monroe City runs about 40 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Monroe City 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 Monroe City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Monroe City drive to work alone, about 12 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; Monroe City, IN sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Monroe City looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Monroe City have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wheatland, IN R+63
- Bowman, IN R+61
- Fritchton, IN R+61
- Verne, IN R+57
- Iona, IN R+62
- Maysville, IN R+64
- West Petersburg, IN R+60
- Petersburg, IN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM R+55
- Spearsville, LA R+57
- Eureka, TX R+68
- Scriba Center, NY R+31
- Semora, NC R+21
- Cabins, WV R+81
- Ridge Farm, IL R+56
- Conewango Valley, NY R+55
- Hogg, TX R+69
- Mokane, MO R+58
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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.