Rising Sun is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Rising Sun typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rising Sun, ~18% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rising Sun compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rising Sun leans more Republican than 53 of 108 neighbors.
Rising Sun runs about 37 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rising Sun. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Rising Sun 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 Rising Sun, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Rising Sun, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Rising Sun, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rising Sun looks the way it does
Turnout in Rising Sun 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
- Cofield Corner, IN R+65
- Rabbit Hash, KY R+54
- Hartford, IN R+57
- Patriot, IN R+62
- Hamilton, KY R+57
- Petersburg, KY R+51
- Aurora, IN R+53
- Florence, IN R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Smithfield, PA R+55
- San Antonio, FL R+27
- Breckenridge Hills, MO D+33
- Russellville, TN R+68
- West Lebanon, NH D+49
- Richwood, LA D+67
- Bridgeport, NY R+17
- West Liberty, IA R+7
- Georgia, VT R+21
- Moody, TX R+65
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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.