Plato is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Plato typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plato, ~11% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plato compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plato leans more Republican than 72 of 76 neighbors.
Plato runs about 46 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Plato 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 Plato, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Plato hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Plato, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Plato looks the way it does
Turnout in Plato sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lagrange, IN R+55
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- Mongo, IN R+64
- Mount Pisgah, IN R+59
- Valentine, IN R+63
- Ontario, IN R+60
- Howe, IN R+61
- Indianola, IN R+58
- Wolcottville, IN R+58
- Shady Nook, IN R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Westbury, MN R+41
- Falmouth, PA R+50
- Freeborn, MN R+48
- Dorton, TN R+49
- Lewistown, MD R+39
- Antiville, IN R+70
- Stendal, IN R+57
- Stella, VA R+53
- Lincoln, VT D+25
- Deerwalk, WV R+62
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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.