Poneto is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Poneto typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Poneto, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Poneto compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Poneto leans more Republican than 77 of 85 neighbors.
Poneto runs about 51 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Poneto 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 Poneto, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Poneto, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Poneto drive to work alone, above 88% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Poneto are family households, above 76% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Poneto, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Poneto looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Poneto own their home, about 9 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Fiat, IN R+66
- Bluffton, IN R+51
- Rockford, IN R+60
- Dillman, IN R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Swords, GA R+62
- Hammett, ID R+62
- Kolola Springs, MS R+51
- Steward, IL R+44
- New Market, IA R+59
- Needham, IN R+48
- Keyesport, IL R+56
- Catawba, WI R+44
- Homecroft, IN R+10
- Homer, OK 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.