Wingate is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Wingate typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wingate, ~11% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wingate compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wingate leans more Republican than 59 of 76 neighbors.
Wingate runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Wingate 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 Wingate, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Wingate hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Indiana average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Wingate are family households, above 77% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wingate, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wingate looks the way it does
Turnout in Wingate 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.
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- Elmdale, IN R+62
- New Richmond, IN R+61
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- Waynetown, IN R+53
- Newtown, IN R+65
- Wesley, IN R+55
- Hillsboro, IN R+68
- Odell, IN R+49
- Cherry Grove, IN R+60
- Linden, IN R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yum Yum, TN R+26
- Oliver, WI R+9
- Orangeville, IN R+65
- Avalon, WI R+32
- Maharishi Vedic City, IA R+42
- Alvin, IL R+60
- Tonalea, UT D+56
- Taylorstown, PA R+50
- Tescott, KS R+67
- Kosciusko, TX R+68
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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.