Mount Ayr is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Mount Ayr typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Ayr, ~15% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Ayr compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Ayr leans more Republican than 28 of 51 neighbors.
Mount Ayr runs about 36 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Mount Ayr 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 Ayr, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Mount Ayr drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Mount Ayr are family households, above 91% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mount Ayr, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Ayr looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Ayr sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Parr, IN R+58
- Foresman, IN R+57
- Collegeville, IN R+56
- Rensselaer, IN R+47
- Brook, IN R+58
- Morocco, IN R+58
- Fair Oaks, IN R+59
- Beaver City, IN R+56
- Goodland, IN R+57
- McCoysburg, IN R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silverton, ID R+46
- Kulptown, PA R+30
- Lower Peach Tree, AL D+53
- Haven View, OH R+61
- Waucousta, WI R+47
- Talache, ID R+43
- Clifton, KY R+50
- Woodson, IL R+54
- Granite, ID R+66
- Alberta, VA R+8
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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.