Twelve Mile is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Twelve Mile typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Twelve Mile, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Twelve Mile compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Twelve Mile leans more Republican than 45 of 74 neighbors.
Twelve Mile runs about 40 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Twelve Mile leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Twelve Mile. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Twelve Mile, IN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Twelve Mile looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Twelve Mile have completed high school, about 7 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Metea, IN R+59
- Hoover, IN R+56
- Perrysburg, IN R+62
- Fulton, IN R+60
- Mexico, IN R+54
- Lucerne, IN R+58
- Macy, IN R+61
- New Waverly, IN R+54
- Ridgeview, IN R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Haileyville, OK R+62
- House, MS R+89
- Bouse, AZ R+55
- Meriden, MN R+48
- Royal, IA R+57
- Proctorsville, VT R+3
- Monroe, TX R+64
- Chester, MI R+41
- Gary City, TX R+73
- Dundas, VA R+28
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.