Parke County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Parke County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parke County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parke County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Parke County is the most Republican-leaning.
Parke County runs about 40 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Parke 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 Parke 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 Parke County, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Parke County, IN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Parke County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 84% of households in Parke County own their home, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Vermillion County, IN R+50
- Clay County, IN R+52
- Putnam County, IN R+46
- Vigo County, IN R+12
- Montgomery County, IN R+44
- Fountain County, IN R+58
- Edgar County, IL R+50
- Vermilion County, IL R+22
- Owen County, IN R+57
- Warren County, IN R+58
Counties with Similar Populations
- Union County, FL R+61
- Long County, GA R+26
- Wayne County, IL R+65
- Appomattox County, VA R+44
- Crawford County, WI R+26
- Trinity County, CA R+14
- Lawrence County, AR R+65
- Bayfield County, WI D+6
- Wayne County, TN R+71
- Radford City, VA Even
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.