Starke County leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Starke County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Starke County, ~18% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Starke County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Starke County leans more Republican than 10 of 15 neighbors.
Starke County runs about 30 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Starke County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Starke County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Starke County hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Starke County, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Starke County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 83% of households in Starke County own their home, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Pulaski County, IN R+54
- Marshall County, IN R+44
- LaPorte County, IN R+11
- Fulton County, IN R+51
- Porter County, IN R+11
- Jasper County, IN R+50
- St. Joseph County, IN D+9
- White County, IN R+43
- Cass County, IN R+38
- Kosciusko County, IN R+47
Counties with Similar Populations
- Pacific County, WA R+5
- Fayette County, IN R+54
- Meeker County, MN R+44
- Saline County, MO R+36
- Teton County, WY D+16
- Franklin County, GA R+66
- Antrim County, MI R+21
- Yankton County, SD R+35
- McDonald County, MO R+65
- Curry County, OR R+11
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.