Pittsboro leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Pittsboro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pittsboro, ~26% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pittsboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pittsboro leans more Republican than 28 of 87 neighbors.
Pittsboro runs about 22 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pittsboro. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Pittsboro 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 Pittsboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pittsboro votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 36%, modestly above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Pittsboro are family households, above 95% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pittsboro, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pittsboro looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pittsboro is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Pittsboro own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Pittsboro have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tilden, IN R+49
- Royalton, IN R+35
- Brownsburg, IN R+14
- Fayette, IN R+36
- Lizton, IN R+57
- Herr, IN R+46
- New Brunswick, IN R+55
- Montclair, IN R+53
- Cartersburg, IN R+46
- Danville, IN R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rose Hill, KS R+46
- Diboll, TX R+29
- Oceano, CA D+9
- Ranson, WV R+21
- Madison, SD R+33
- Berlin, WI R+28
- Greenville, KY R+48
- Girard, PA R+22
- Albany, KY R+71
- Oconto, WI R+36
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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.