Mount Auburn is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Mount Auburn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Auburn, ~15% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Auburn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Auburn leans more Republican than 70 of 88 neighbors.
Mount Auburn runs about 41 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Mount Auburn 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 Mount Auburn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Mount Auburn are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mount Auburn, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mount Auburn looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Mount Auburn own their home, about 9 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marietta, IN R+60
- Edinburgh, IN R+52
- Lewis Creek, IN R+64
- Smithland, IN R+58
- Flat Rock, IN R+62
- Bengal, IN R+58
- Fenns, IN R+59
- Pleasant View Village, IN R+52
- Norristown, IN R+63
- Old St. Louis, IN R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Calhoun, MO R+67
- Deal Island, MD R+53
- Rockport, WV R+62
- Fork Union, VA R+12
- Alba, MO R+70
- Silver City, OK R+68
- Bunker, MO R+71
- Trent, TX R+74
- Shedd, OR R+51
- Old Mill Creek, IL D+6
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.