Monroe is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Monroe typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monroe, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monroe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monroe leans more Republican than 69 of 82 neighbors.
Monroe runs about 53 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Monroe. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Monroe 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Monroe are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Monroe fits that profile on both counts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Monroe, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Monroe looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in Monroe have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Monroe have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Linn Grove, IN R+67
- Berne, IN R+63
- Honduras, IN R+72
- Rivare, IN R+64
- Decatur, IN R+51
- Willshire, OH R+67
- Vera Cruz, IN R+70
- Geneva, IN R+65
- Wren, OH R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Scotts, MI R+19
- Germanton, NC R+56
- Stockton, MO R+63
- Mount Bethel, PA R+31
- Dunean, SC D+17
- Hampton, SC R+5
- Robins, IA R+6
- Brandon, VT R+19
- Montgomery City, MO R+49
- Myrtle, MS R+79
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.