West Petersburg is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 71% of adults in West Petersburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Petersburg, ~14% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Petersburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Petersburg leans more Republican than 44 of 73 neighbors.
West Petersburg runs about 41 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Petersburg. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 16 points.
Why West Petersburg 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 Petersburg, 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 Petersburg, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in West Petersburg drive to work alone, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; West Petersburg, IN sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in West Petersburg looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in West Petersburg own their home, about 12 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Petersburg, IN R+52
- Bowman, IN R+61
- Cato, IN R+59
- Glezen, IN R+61
- Algiers, IN R+59
- Coe, IN R+58
- Union, IN R+60
- Winslow, IN R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Five Points, OH R+55
- Zemuly, MS R+3
- Stonewall, AR R+69
- Stringtown, WA R+18
- Nonpareil, OR R+36
- Nile, WV R+63
- Knievels Corner, NE R+76
- Kedron, TN R+69
- Blaze, KY R+67
- Ridge, TX R+79
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.