Terre Haute leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Terre Haute typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Terre Haute, ~27% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Terre Haute compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Terre Haute is the least Republican-leaning.
Terre Haute runs about 13 points more Democratic than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Terre Haute. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Terre Haute votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 70%, far above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Terre Haute, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Terre Haute looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in Terre Haute rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Toad Hop, IN R+46
- West Terre Haute, IN R+40
- North Terre Haute, IN R+28
- Riley, IN R+40
- Gospel Grove, IN R+32
- Seelyville, IN R+34
- Spelterville, IN R+44
- Liggett, IN R+45
- Youngstown, IN R+33
- Prairieton, IN R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cicero, IL D+34
- Waldorf, MD D+60
- Mission Viejo, CA R+3
- Lawton, OK R+9
- Slidell, LA R+17
- Bloomington, IL D+11
- Mountain View, CA D+46
- Harlingen, TX R+3
- Westland, MI D+15
- Littleton, CO D+17
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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.