Valentine is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Valentine typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valentine, ~9% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valentine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Valentine leans more Republican than 72 of 78 neighbors.
Valentine runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Valentine 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 Valentine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Valentine are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Valentine fits that profile on both counts.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Valentine, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Valentine looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Valentine is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in Valentine have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 60% of adults in Valentine have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lagrange, IN R+55
- Witmer Manor, IN R+61
- Wolcottville, IN R+58
- Plato, IN R+65
- Shady Nook, IN R+58
- Woodruff, IN R+66
- Topeka, IN R+71
- Ontario, IN R+60
- Rome City, IN R+55
- Mount Pisgah, IN R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Afton, IA R+44
- Vistula, IN R+58
- Weeping Water, NE R+47
- Riverside, WA R+47
- Anita, IA R+46
- Fairgrove, MI R+48
- Kellogg, IA R+46
- Sewickley Hills, PA R+2
- Hudson, ME R+35
- Rileyville, VA R+48
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.