New Elizabethtown is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 83% of adults in New Elizabethtown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Elizabethtown, ~14% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Elizabethtown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Elizabethtown leans more Republican than 73 of 83 neighbors.
New Elizabethtown runs about 47 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Elizabethtown. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 11 points.
Why New Elizabethtown 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 New Elizabethtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in New Elizabethtown drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in New Elizabethtown are family households, above 85% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; New Elizabethtown, 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 New Elizabethtown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in New Elizabethtown own their home, about 11 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shields, IN R+69
- Hangman Crossing, IN R+61
- Brownstown, IN R+59
- Dudleytown, IN R+64
- Chestnut Ridge, IN R+61
- Wegan, IN R+66
- Cortland, IN R+65
- Seymour, IN R+44
- Kurtz, IN R+66
- Surprise, IN R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Pomfret, VT D+30
- Oasis, UT R+82
- Ocean Forest, SC R+46
- Luther, IN R+66
- Shoals, WV R+54
- East Germantown, IN R+54
- Gardiner, WA D+25
- Stanley, OK R+71
- Taopi, MN R+42
- Olivet Hill, MD R+29
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.