Pleasant Plain is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Pleasant Plain typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Plain, ~18% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Plain compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Plain leans more Republican than 33 of 81 neighbors.
Pleasant Plain runs about 38 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Pleasant Plain 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 Pleasant Plain, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Pleasant Plain drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pleasant Plain, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pleasant Plain looks the way it does
Turnout in Pleasant Plain 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
- Mount Etna, IN R+59
- Milo, IN R+56
- Van Buren, IN R+57
- Lancaster, IN R+61
- Warren, IN R+54
- Hanfield, IN R+59
- Dillman, IN R+69
- Majenica, IN R+60
- Plum Tree, IN R+54
- La Fontaine, IN R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zenda, WI R+35
- Columbia Hills Corners, OH R+37
- Cofield Corner, IN R+65
- Ruble, IA R+59
- Lassellsville, NY R+52
- Roberts, OH R+59
- Shamokin, SC R+42
- Shive, TX R+77
- Redington, AZ R+41
- Reese, TX R+42
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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.