Ober is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Ober typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ober, ~16% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ober compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ober leans more Republican than 34 of 67 neighbors.
Ober runs about 31 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Ober 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 Ober, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Ober drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Ober are family households, above 86% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ober, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ober looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Ober own their home, about 16 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Winona, IN R+48
- Oak Grove, IN R+45
- Bass Lake, IN R+48
- Grovertown, IN R+56
- Culver, IN R+40
- Knox, IN R+46
- Donaldson, IN R+50
- Ora, IN R+50
- Hibbard, IN R+46
- Monterey, IN R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Second Milo, NY R+28
- Prescott, IA R+54
- Middle Lancaster, PA R+36
- Belfry, MT R+51
- Devils Elbow, MO R+63
- Warwick, OH R+50
- Barber, AL R+68
- Petross, GA R+57
- Lyons, PA R+33
- Rockville, TN R+69
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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.