Wheatonville is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Wheatonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wheatonville, ~21% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wheatonville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wheatonville leans more Republican than 27 of 78 neighbors.
Wheatonville runs about 31 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wheatonville. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Wheatonville 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 Wheatonville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Wheatonville are family households, about 11 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; Wheatonville, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wheatonville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Wheatonville own their home, about 10 points above the Indiana average of 82%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wheatonville have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elberfeld, IN R+51
- Warrenton, IN R+46
- Mackey, IN R+57
- Haubstadt, IN R+56
- Stacer, IN R+42
- St. James, IN R+65
- Fort Branch, IN R+44
- Somerville, IN R+57
- Darmstadt, IN R+37
- Lynnville, IN R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Torch River, MI R+16
- Rose City, MN R+56
- Manlius, IL R+48
- Marshfield, NY R+42
- Eureka Springs, MS R+45
- Powell, OK R+71
- Peaks Mill, KY R+52
- Meaux, LA R+71
- Glenada, OR R+2
- Dell City, TX R+52
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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.