Needmore leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Needmore typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Needmore, ~35% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Needmore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Needmore leans more Republican than 3 of 78 neighbors.
Politically, Needmore sits close to the rest of Indiana.
Why Needmore 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 Needmore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Needmore drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Needmore, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Needmore looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Needmore have completed high school, about 9 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Unionville, IN R+21
- Trevlac, IN R+42
- Woodville Hills, IN Even
- Belmont, IN R+35
- Nashville, IN R+38
- Fruitdale, IN R+50
- Mahalasville, IN R+55
- Prather, IN R+51
- Morgantown, IN R+52
- Bloomington, IN D+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver Lake, IA R+36
- Silver Ford Heights, PA R+67
- Vona, CO R+71
- Ross, IA R+57
- Dundee, KY R+70
- Keith, VA R+34
- Nelson, CA R+36
- Devonshire, NJ R+39
- Westerville, NE R+74
- Leon, AL R+49
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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.