New Fairfield is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 74% of adults in New Fairfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Fairfield, ~13% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Fairfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Fairfield leans more Republican than 66 of 78 neighbors.
New Fairfield runs about 47 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why New Fairfield 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 Fairfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in New Fairfield drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; New Fairfield, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in New Fairfield looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in New Fairfield own their home, about 15 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whitcomb, IN R+66
- Brookville, IN R+61
- Old Bath, IN R+65
- Metamora, IN R+69
- Oak Forest, IN R+67
- Dunlapsville, IN R+60
- Everton, IN R+63
- Mount Carmel, IN R+68
- Bath, IN R+66
- Roseburg, IN R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tuppers Plains, OH R+63
- Tippettville, GA R+21
- Dunningville, MI R+40
- Edgemoor, WA D+59
- Davenport, AL R+33
- Troy Town, WV R+70
- Little Hickman, KY R+58
- Forest, NY R+36
- Conroy, IA R+33
- Money Creek, MN R+31
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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.