Webster is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Webster typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Webster, ~16% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Webster compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Webster leans more Republican than 17 of 97 neighbors.
Webster runs about 36 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Webster 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 Webster, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Webster are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Webster, IN sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Webster looks the way it does
Turnout in Webster sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fountain City, IN R+53
- Williamsburg, IN R+60
- Spring Grove, IN R+22
- Whitewater, IN R+58
- Richmond, IN R+20
- Greens Fork, IN R+60
- Centerville, IN R+51
- New Paris, OH R+59
- Bloomingport, IN R+60
- Jacksonburg, IN R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alplaus, NY D+8
- Tuggle, VA R+25
- Hume, MO R+68
- Smith Town, KY R+76
- Weeping Mary, TX R+54
- Potterville, PA R+61
- Casanova, VA R+22
- Daufuskie Island, SC R+7
- Prairieville, IL R+27
- St. Michael, AK D+33
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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.