West Terre Haute leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 66% of adults in West Terre Haute typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Terre Haute, ~20% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Terre Haute compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Terre Haute leans more Republican than 8 of 89 neighbors.
West Terre Haute runs about 21 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Terre Haute. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 18 points.
Why West Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Terre Haute votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; West Terre Haute, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in West Terre Haute looks the way it does
Turnout in West Terre Haute sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Liggett, IN R+45
- Toad Hop, IN R+46
- Terre Haute, IN R+6
- Tecumseh, IN R+41
- Elbridge, IL R+59
- State Line, IN R+46
- Spelterville, IN R+44
- Dennison, IL R+53
- North Terre Haute, IN R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shiprock, NM D+31
- Polson, MT R+20
- Catlettsburg, KY R+53
- Altoona, WI D+14
- Madison, GA R+26
- Barnwell, SC R+19
- Bunnell, FL R+38
- Belding, MI R+28
- McCook, NE R+52
- Wernersville, PA R+19
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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.