Scenic Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Scenic Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scenic Hill, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scenic Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Scenic Hill leans more Republican than 63 of 76 neighbors.
Scenic Hill runs about 47 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Scenic Hill. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Scenic Hill 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 Scenic Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Scenic Hill, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Income per capita and voter turnout
Places with low per-capita income tend to turn out at a lower rate; Scenic Hill, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Scenic Hill looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Scenic Hill have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Scenic Hill have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Loogootee, IN R+60
- Cannelburg, IN R+74
- Whitfield, IN R+68
- Dover Hill, IN R+60
- Hindostan Falls, IN R+64
- Shoals, IN R+61
- Bramble, IN R+72
- Raglesville, IN R+78
- Montgomery, IN R+69
- Ironton, IN R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Potters Fork, KY R+72
- Douglas, TN R+45
- Wingina, VA R+37
- Ellinger, TX R+69
- Newland, VA R+46
- Joy, OK R+71
- David, KY R+67
- Richmond Mills, NC R+29
- South Attica, NY R+51
- Merino, CO R+76
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.