Mount Zion is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Mount Zion typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Zion, ~11% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Zion compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Zion leans more Republican than 68 of 82 neighbors.
Mount Zion runs about 49 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Zion. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Mount Zion 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 Zion, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Mount Zion, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Mount Zion drive to work alone, above 87% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mount Zion, IN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Zion looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Mount Zion 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
- Poneto, IN R+70
- Liberty Center, IN R+70
- Dillman, IN R+69
- Warren, IN R+54
- Montpelier, IN R+58
- Roll, IN R+62
- Milo, IN R+56
- Keystone, IN R+68
- Plum Tree, IN R+54
- Rockford, IN R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vinita Terrace, MO D+68
- Pottawattamie Park, IN D+19
- West Lewistown, MT R+60
- Sun Valley, AZ D+8
- North Blandford, MA Even
- Carpenter, IA R+39
- Longino, MS R+79
- Enterprise, OH R+67
- Trenton, IN R+61
- Booneville, TN R+73
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.