New Paris is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 67% of adults in New Paris typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Paris, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Paris compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Paris leans more Republican than 48 of 65 neighbors.
New Paris runs about 41 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Paris. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 11 points.
Why New Paris 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 Paris, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
New Paris votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in New Paris are family households, above 96% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; New Paris, 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 New Paris looks the way it does
Turnout in New Paris 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
- Milford Junction, IN R+65
- Indian Village, IN R+42
- Foraker, IN R+69
- Waterford Mills, IN R+34
- Midway, IN R+50
- Milford, IN R+60
- Goshen, IN R+27
- Syracuse, IN R+46
- Southwest, IN R+64
- Millersburg, IN R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Steelville, MO R+61
- Sussex, NJ R+25
- Madison, WV R+50
- Milford, IA R+36
- Courtney, TX R+27
- La Salle, CO R+47
- Meeker, CO R+39
- Rutledge, GA R+68
- Rose Hill, NC R+6
- Harrison City, PA R+25
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.