Angola, IN, Indiana: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,7262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,9112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+2 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Angola, IN, INOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,598 | 11,487 | 16,409 | ||
| R | 4,513 | 11,327 | 16,162 | ||
| R | 3,741 | 10,127 | 14,705 | ||
| R | 4,853 | 8,547 | 13,695 | ||
| R | 6,284 | 7,674 | 14,146 | ||
| R | 4,345 | 8,433 | 12,905 | ||
| R | 4,103 | 6,953 | 11,277 | ||
| R | 4,124 | 5,513 | 11,130 | ||
| R | 3,630 | 4,868 | 11,469 | ||
| R | 3,114 | 6,855 | 10,000 | ||
| R | 2,441 | 6,424 | 8,921 | ||
| R | 2,606 | 5,670 | 9,008 | ||
| R | 3,323 | 5,079 | 8,575 | ||
| R | 2,401 | 5,636 | 8,075 | ||
| R | 2,268 | 4,762 | 7,618 | ||
| R | 3,999 | 4,075 | 8,105 | ||
| R | 2,588 | 5,464 | 8,079 | ||
| R | 2,171 | 5,538 | 7,739 | ||
| R | 1,886 | 5,322 | 7,288 | ||
| R | 1,996 | 4,341 | 6,452 | ||
| R | 1,837 | 4,739 | 6,618 | ||
| R | 2,524 | 5,056 | 7,620 | ||
| R | 3,402 | 3,998 | 7,545 | ||
| D | 3,717 | 3,594 | 7,428 | ||
| R | 1,730 | 4,435 | 6,216 | ||
| R | 1,610 | 4,046 | 5,905 | ||
| R | 1,676 | 4,963 | 6,848 | ||
| R | 1,427 | 2,418 | 4,767 | ||
| O | 1,266 | 1,290 | 3,989 | ||
| R | 1,453 | 2,704 | 4,361 | ||
| R | 1,260 | 2,864 | 4,301 | ||
| R | 1,522 | 2,715 | 4,383 | ||
| R | 1,674 | 2,655 | 4,413 | ||
| R | 1,264 | 2,100 | 3,768 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.6%
English
16.9%
Irish
10.5%
American
7.5%
French
3.3%
Polish
2.6%
Scottish
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,911
Angola, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Angola, IN$74,911
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Angola anchors a small metro where tourism-driven lake communities and a regional university create an electorate that leans Republican but shows softer margins than surrounding rural Indiana.
The Democratic margin in Angola, IN peaked at two points in 1932. By 1936 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $74,911 sits well below state and national norms, and 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Angola, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Angola, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 42.0 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,409 votes cast, 4,598 went Democratic and 11,487 went Republican.
What is Angola, IN, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Angola, IN, Indiana as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Angola, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Angola, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Angola, IN, Indiana?
Angola, IN, Indiana has a population of 34,726 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Angola, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Angola, IN, Indiana is $74,911 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Angola, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Angola, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.