Putnamville leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Putnamville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Putnamville, ~19% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Putnamville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Putnamville leans more Republican than 14 of 92 neighbors.
Putnamville runs about 31 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Putnamville. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Putnamville 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 Putnamville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Putnamville are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Putnamville, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Putnamville looks the way it does
Turnout in Putnamville 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
- Greencastle, IN R+35
- Fillmore, IN R+58
- Limedale, IN R+55
- Mount Meridian, IN R+59
- Bainbridge, IN R+60
- Hadley, IN R+60
- Coatesville, IN R+55
- Manhattan, IN R+14
- Groveland, IN R+60
- Reno, IN R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Minnith, MO R+62
- Finland, MN R+4
- Mount Laurel, VA R+27
- Utica, OK R+77
- Rosemary, MS D+14
- Reads Landing, MN R+23
- Wilmore, PA R+61
- Neibert, WV R+70
- Firebrick, KY R+69
- Curtin, OR R+30
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.