Richvalley is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Richvalley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richvalley, ~13% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richvalley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richvalley leans more Republican than 47 of 80 neighbors.
Richvalley runs about 41 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Richvalley. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Richvalley 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 Richvalley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Richvalley are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Richvalley, 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 Richvalley looks the way it does
Turnout in Richvalley sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Valley Brook, IN R+55
- Wabash, IN R+44
- Peoria, IN R+65
- Grissom Arb, IN R+55
- Treaty, IN R+61
- Servia, IN R+62
- Park View Heights, IN R+60
- New Santa Fe, IN R+64
- Somerset, IN R+62
- Stockdale, IN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Presho, SD R+62
- Keystone, IN R+68
- Sawyer, WA R+11
- Cedar Lane, TX R+50
- Moss, MS R+7
- Henrietta, NC R+56
- Pine Ridge, MS D+47
- Skipwith Farms, VA D+15
- McEwensville, PA R+54
- Waukeenah, FL R+28
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.