Town of Pines leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Town of Pines typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Town of Pines, ~34% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Town of Pines compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Town of Pines leans more Republican than 26 of 58 neighbors.
Politically, Town of Pines sits close to the rest of Indiana.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Town of Pines. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+22) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Town of Pines 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 Town of Pines, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Town of Pines 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; Town of Pines, 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 Town of Pines looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Town of Pines is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Beverly Shores, IN R+8
- Michigan City, IN D+12
- Furnessville, IN R+15
- Trail Creek, IN D+4
- Pottawattamie Park, IN D+19
- Waterford, IN R+19
- Burdick, IN R+19
- Long Beach, IN D+17
- Otis, IN R+36
- Dune Acres, IN R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Burt, IA R+47
- Toronto, SD R+54
- Faxon, KY R+58
- Temple Hill, KY R+66
- Oakhurst, TX R+57
- Allport, PA R+57
- German Valley, IL R+45
- Martelle, IA R+35
- Hanna, WY R+73
- Pilot View, KY R+61
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.