Speed leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Speed typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Speed, ~24% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Speed compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Speed leans more Republican than 64 of 114 neighbors.
Speed runs about 22 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Speed. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Speed 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 Speed, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Speed are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Speed runs against that pattern.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Speed, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Speed looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Speed own their home, about 12 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sellersburg, IN R+30
- Memphis, IN R+48
- Carwood, IN R+50
- Charlestown, IN R+44
- Broom Hill, IN R+53
- River Ridge, IN R+48
- Henryville, IN R+53
- Clarksville, IN R+8
- Jeffersonville, IN R+7
- New Albany, IN R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ringgold, OH R+60
- Eldena, IL R+36
- Marienthal, KS R+79
- Reedyville, KY R+38
- Zell, SD R+61
- Rockeagle, WY R+77
- Chamita, NM D+23
- Rachal, TX R+3
- Glaze City, TX R+72
- Kingsmill, TX R+87
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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.