Rigdon is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Rigdon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rigdon, ~13% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rigdon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rigdon leans more Republican than 60 of 85 neighbors.
Rigdon runs about 37 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Rigdon 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 Rigdon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Rigdon are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Rigdon, IN sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Rigdon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rigdon 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 63%, above 59% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- New Lancaster, IN R+55
- Orestes, IN R+50
- Frankton, IN R+46
- Hobbs, IN R+59
- Hackleman, IN R+60
- Windfall City, IN R+56
- Windfall, IN R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orville, KY R+62
- Wideman, AR R+69
- Menominee, NE R+72
- Wirt, OK R+75
- East Hamilton, TX R+70
- Shakerag, IL R+62
- Kriete Corners, IN R+58
- Manuelitas, NM D+13
- High Shoals, GA R+69
- Rock Springs, NM R+10
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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.