Nappanee is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Nappanee typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nappanee, ~12% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nappanee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nappanee leans more Republican than 52 of 72 neighbors.
Nappanee runs about 38 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nappanee. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Nappanee 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 Nappanee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Nappanee votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 45%, well above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Nappanee sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities).
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Nappanee, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nappanee looks the way it does
Turnout in Nappanee 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
- Foraker, IN R+69
- Hastings, IN R+69
- Wakarusa, IN R+55
- Milford Junction, IN R+65
- Bremen, IN R+44
- Southwest, IN R+64
- Milford, IN R+60
- Wyatt, IN R+54
- New Paris, IN R+60
- Etna Green, IN R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wickliffe, OH R+4
- Carbondale, PA R+12
- Williamston, SC R+60
- Waupun, WI R+21
- Poquoson, VA R+38
- Alcoa, TN R+27
- Pontiac, IL R+27
- Monaca, PA R+21
- Four Oaks, NC R+39
- Hamilton Square, NJ Even
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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.