Ockley is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Ockley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ockley, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ockley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ockley leans more Republican than 56 of 73 neighbors.
Ockley runs about 40 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Ockley 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 Ockley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Ockley drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Ockley are family households, above 80% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Ockley, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ockley looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Ockley have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pyrmont, IN R+59
- Radnor, IN R+59
- Colburn, IN R+48
- Rossville, IN R+55
- Cutler, IN R+60
- Burrows, IN R+58
- Bringhurst, IN R+58
- Delphi, IN R+47
- Moran, IN R+59
- Pittsburg, IN R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Durham, NY R+29
- Otto, IN R+60
- Great Pond, ME R+27
- Oscar, OK R+68
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.