Princes Lakes is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Princes Lakes typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Princes Lakes, ~16% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Princes Lakes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Princes Lakes leans more Republican than 42 of 87 neighbors.
Princes Lakes runs about 33 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Princes Lakes 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 Princes Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Princes Lakes, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Princes Lakes runs against that pattern.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Princes Lakes, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Princes Lakes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Princes Lakes 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 64%, above 65% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Princes Lakes own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nineveh, IN R+51
- Trafalgar, IN R+57
- Sweetwater Lake, IN R+46
- Mount Pleasant, IN R+56
- Pleasant View Village, IN R+52
- Morgantown, IN R+52
- Edinburgh, IN R+52
- Fruitdale, IN R+50
- Bud, IN R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thomasboro, IL R+38
- Prospect, VA R+4
- Strawberry Point, IA R+42
- Henrico, VA D+48
- Freetown, IN R+60
- Wallingford, KY R+67
- Mazon, IL R+42
- Roscoe, TX R+67
- Jean Lafitte, LA R+75
- Beaver Springs, PA R+72
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.