Owen County is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Owen County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Owen County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Owen County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Owen County leans more Republican than 14 of 17 neighbors.
Owen County runs about 38 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Owen County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Owen County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Owen County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Owen County, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Owen County, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Owen County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 81% of households in Owen County own their home, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Monroe County, IN D+29
- Clay County, IN R+52
- Greene County, IN R+55
- Putnam County, IN R+46
- Morgan County, IN R+51
- Brown County, IN R+43
- Vigo County, IN R+12
- Sullivan County, IN R+49
- Lawrence County, IN R+51
- Hendricks County, IN R+20
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hubbard County, MN R+30
- Newton County, MS R+34
- Moore County, TX R+32
- Leake County, MS R+12
- Wyoming County, WV R+73
- Texas County, OK R+45
- Wabasha County, MN R+30
- Coahoma County, MS D+51
- Llano County, TX R+56
- Nodaway County, MO R+38
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.