Pulaski is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Pulaski typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pulaski, ~13% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pulaski compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pulaski leans more Republican than 42 of 58 neighbors.
Pulaski runs about 38 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Pulaski 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 Pulaski, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pulaski, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Pulaski drive to work alone, above 84% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Pulaski are family households, above 90% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Pulaski, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pulaski looks the way it does
Turnout in Pulaski 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
- Star City, IN R+57
- Headlee, IN R+56
- Winamac, IN R+50
- Buffalo, IN R+52
- Ripley, IN R+62
- Vanmeter Park, IN R+52
- Thornhope, IN R+58
- Francesville, IN R+55
- Sitka, IN R+51
- Lawton, IN R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Upper Sinking, TN R+73
- Lismore, LA R+51
- Lockport, IN R+56
- Bryant, IL R+43
- Carters Mills, VA R+63
- Carter, MT R+50
- Patton, AL R+85
- Bryceland, LA R+6
- Bent Creek, VA R+41
- London, TX R+72
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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.