Russiaville is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Russiaville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Russiaville, ~18% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Russiaville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Russiaville leans more Republican than 32 of 98 neighbors.
Russiaville runs about 35 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Russiaville 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 Russiaville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Russiaville 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; Russiaville, 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 Russiaville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Russiaville own their home, about 9 points above the Indiana average of 82%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Russiaville have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Middleton, IN R+55
- Judson, IN R+59
- Forest, IN R+61
- Middlefork, IN R+61
- Kokomo, IN R+25
- Burlington, IN R+60
- Oakford, IN R+51
- Normanda, IN R+57
- Kempton, IN R+59
- Sharpsville, IN R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aledo, IL R+28
- Oakland, FL R+3
- Adamsville, TN R+75
- Neptune City, NJ D+4
- Lake Tansi, TN R+54
- Axton, VA R+28
- Shady Cove, OR R+27
- Medway, OH R+43
- Marion, NY R+33
- Oxford, NJ 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.