Otisco is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Otisco typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Otisco, ~18% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Otisco compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Otisco leans more Republican than 86 of 120 neighbors.
Otisco runs about 35 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Otisco 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 Otisco, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Otisco drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Otisco, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Otisco looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Otisco 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
- Marysville, IN R+58
- River Ridge, IN R+48
- Henryville, IN R+53
- Rolling Hills, IN R+53
- Underwood, IN R+59
- Charlestown, IN R+44
- Nabb, IN R+59
- Memphis, IN R+48
- Speed, IN R+41
- New Washington, IN R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blue Eye, MO R+49
- Edgewood, IN R+21
- Gillett, PA R+60
- Willard, NY D+8
- Berkeley Lake, GA Even
- Oceana, WV R+69
- Oglala, SD D+61
- Earleville, MD R+47
- Smackover, AR R+48
- Columbus Junction, IA R+19
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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.