Prairieton is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Prairieton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prairieton, ~14% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prairieton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prairieton leans more Republican than 41 of 88 neighbors.
Prairieton runs about 35 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Prairieton 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 Prairieton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Prairieton, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Prairieton, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Prairieton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Prairieton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Prairieton report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Terre Haute, IN R+6
- Dennison, IL R+53
- Keller, IN R+43
- West Terre Haute, IN R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Handy, NC R+67
- Sutherland, UT R+76
- North Arms, MI R+6
- Keene, WI R+32
- Dos Rios, CA D+28
- Jefferson, VA R+32
- Woodland Mills, TN R+66
- Dabney, TX R+56
- Motley, VA R+43
- Tallman, MI R+39
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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.