Switzerland County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Switzerland County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Switzerland County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Switzerland County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Switzerland County leans more Republican than 27 of 28 neighbors.
Switzerland County runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Switzerland 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 Switzerland County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Switzerland County hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Switzerland County is about 94%, well above similar-sized counties (around 66%).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Switzerland County, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Switzerland County looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Switzerland County have more than one occupant per room, above 84% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Gallatin County, KY R+57
- Ohio County, IN R+58
- Carroll County, KY R+51
- Trimble County, KY R+57
- Boone County, KY R+28
- Owen County, KY R+63
- Jefferson County, IN R+43
- Dearborn County, IN R+53
- Grant County, KY R+62
- Ripley County, IN R+59
Counties with Similar Populations
- Clarke County, IA R+41
- Marion County, TX R+49
- West Carroll Parish, LA R+70
- Rock County, MN R+45
- McLean County, ND R+51
- Wayne County, NE R+44
- Tunica County, MS D+31
- Cumberland County, VA R+23
- Stevens County, MN R+37
- Zavala County, TX D+4
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.