Nevada Mills leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Nevada Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nevada Mills, ~19% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nevada Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nevada Mills leans more Republican than 23 of 70 neighbors.
Nevada Mills runs about 30 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Nevada Mills 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 Nevada Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Nevada Mills drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Nevada Mills are family households, above 77% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Nevada Mills, IN sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Nevada Mills looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Nevada Mills own their home, about 14 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Orland, IN R+52
- East Gilead, MI R+50
- Kinderhook, MI R+45
- Flint, IN R+56
- Fremont, IN R+45
- Angola, IN R+40
- Gilead, MI R+52
- Canada Shores, MI R+35
- York, IN R+45
- Mongo, IN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stafford, MD R+39
- Ellisville, WI R+50
- Mountain Home, AL R+60
- Carter, MT R+50
- Carters Mills, VA R+63
- Lockport, IN R+56
- Bryant, IL R+43
- Bryceland, LA R+6
- Edson, KS R+84
- Eggleston, VA R+56
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.