St. Meinrad leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 67% of adults in St. Meinrad typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Meinrad, ~20% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Meinrad compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Meinrad leans more Republican than 4 of 88 neighbors.
St. Meinrad runs about 22 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Meinrad. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 11 points.
Why St. Meinrad 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. Meinrad, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in St. Meinrad drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; St. Meinrad, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in St. Meinrad looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in St. Meinrad have completed high school, about 6 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mariah Hill, IN R+48
- Fulda, IN R+42
- Ferdinand, IN R+50
- Bristow, IN R+52
- Santa Claus, IN R+40
- Siberia, IN R+54
- St. Henry, IN R+51
- New Boston, IN R+53
- Evanston, IN R+52
- Johnsburg, IN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Apollo, PA R+37
- St. Jo, TX R+69
- Cranmoor, WI R+35
- Alma, NE R+68
- Price, WI R+42
- Charlack, MO D+49
- Midland, WV R+51
- Holland, IN R+52
- Sandyville, WV R+64
- La Platte, NE R+43
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.