Whitesville is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Whitesville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitesville, ~14% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whitesville leans more Republican than 54 of 89 neighbors.
Whitesville runs about 41 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Whitesville 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 Whitesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Whitesville are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Whitesville, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Whitesville looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Whitesville have completed high school, about 7 points above the Indiana average of 90%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Whitesville own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Linnsburg, IN R+61
- New Market, IN R+59
- Mace, IN R+61
- Ladoga, IN R+61
- Crawfordsville, IN R+35
- Parkersburg, IN R+61
- New Ross, IN R+60
- Smartsburg, IN R+57
- Yountsville, IN R+58
- New Maysville, IN R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hamlet, NE R+87
- East Hubbardton, VT R+14
- Monroe Mills, OH R+31
- Rockville, NE R+68
- Overstreet, FL R+67
- Garden Heights, IL R+56
- Jamaica, IA R+42
- Reedtown, MS D+40
- Glen White, WV R+62
- Medimont, ID R+57
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.