St. James is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 94% of adults in St. James typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. James, ~17% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. James compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. James leans more Republican than 70 of 76 neighbors.
St. James runs about 46 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why St. James 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 St. James, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in St. James drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 94% of households in St. James are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as St. James, IN does.
Why turnout in St. James looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in St. James have completed high school, about 7 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Nisbet, IN R+48
- Darmstadt, IN R+37
- Cynthiana, IN R+51
- Mounts, IN R+63
- Wheatonville, IN R+50
- Elberfeld, IN R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sattre, IA R+28
- Dellwood, WI R+28
- Martinsdale, MT R+62
- Flowell, UT R+74
- Isabel, SD R+37
- Gum Sulphur, KY R+71
- Wana, WV R+59
- Orr, KY R+67
- Lakecreek, OR R+17
- Fifty-Six, AR R+64
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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.