Pulaski County is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Pulaski County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pulaski County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pulaski County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Pulaski County leans more Republican than 17 of 18 neighbors.
Pulaski County runs about 35 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Pulaski County. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Pulaski County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Pulaski County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Pulaski County hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pulaski County, IN sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pulaski County looks the way it does
Turnout in Pulaski County 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 Counties
- Starke County, IN R+49
- White County, IN R+43
- Jasper County, IN R+50
- Fulton County, IN R+51
- Cass County, IN R+38
- Marshall County, IN R+44
- Carroll County, IN R+53
- Newton County, IN R+54
- Porter County, IN R+11
- Miami County, IN R+45
Counties with Similar Populations
- Charlton County, GA R+46
- Allen County, KS R+48
- Goshen County, WY R+62
- Towns County, GA R+53
- Yalobusha County, MS R+19
- Telfair County, GA R+30
- Camp County, TX R+41
- Poquoson City, VA R+38
- Dawson County, TX R+47
- Mississippi County, MO R+35
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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.