Patriot is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Patriot typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Patriot, ~11% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Patriot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Patriot leans more Republican than 77 of 104 neighbors.
Patriot runs about 43 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Patriot 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 Patriot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Patriot hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Patriot, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Patriot looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in Patriot have completed high school, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hamilton, KY R+57
- Warsaw, KY R+53
- Florence, IN R+62
- Cofield Corner, IN R+65
- Rabbit Hash, KY R+54
- Napoleon, KY R+60
- Rising Sun, IN R+56
- Beaverlick, KY R+51
- Glencoe, KY R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Streetman, TX R+72
- Oakwood, TX R+41
- Saddlestring, WY R+63
- Colfax, TX R+77
- Mill Creek, WV R+66
- Thayer, KS R+67
- McKenzie, AL R+65
- Sheffield, IA R+45
- Bloomington Springs, TN R+64
- New Augusta, MS R+47
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.