West Baden Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 61% of adults in West Baden Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Baden Springs, ~14% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Baden Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Baden Springs leans more Republican than 15 of 87 neighbors.
West Baden Springs runs about 35 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Baden Springs. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 22 points.
Why West Baden Springs 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 West Baden Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In West Baden Springs, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; West Baden Springs, IN sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in West Baden Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in West Baden Springs 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
- French Lick, IN R+47
- Roland, IN R+63
- Orangeville, IN R+65
- Hillham, IN R+60
- Norton, IN R+57
- Paoli, IN R+48
- Youngs Creek, IN R+52
- Windom, IN R+67
- Syria, IN R+61
- Willow Valley, IN R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Huntington, VT D+23
- Coal Grove, OH R+54
- Newburg, WI R+41
- Tyner, KY R+74
- Poseyville, IN R+50
- Holliday, TX R+76
- Warren, VT D+46
- Shelter Island, NY D+26
- Sandy Creek, NY R+31
- Big Flats, NY R+15
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.