Jasper, IN, Indiana: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,6142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,9792024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Jasper, 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 | 5,944 | 14,983 | 21,464 | ||
| R | 6,292 | 15,033 | 21,770 | ||
| R | 5,389 | 13,365 | 20,095 | ||
| R | 6,522 | 11,654 | 18,571 | ||
| R | 8,748 | 9,526 | 18,565 | ||
| R | 5,210 | 11,726 | 17,066 | ||
| R | 5,090 | 10,134 | 15,504 | ||
| R | 6,499 | 6,840 | 15,250 | ||
| R | 5,878 | 6,785 | 15,989 | ||
| R | 5,954 | 9,995 | 16,048 | ||
| R | 5,423 | 9,391 | 14,962 | ||
| R | 6,700 | 6,775 | 14,276 | ||
| D | 7,385 | 6,383 | 13,884 | ||
| R | 6,365 | 6,637 | 13,179 | ||
| D | 6,725 | 5,865 | 13,563 | ||
| D | 10,114 | 3,800 | 13,939 | ||
| D | 8,214 | 5,117 | 13,353 | ||
| R | 5,177 | 6,942 | 12,139 | ||
| R | 5,658 | 6,538 | 12,227 | ||
| D | 6,564 | 4,295 | 10,928 | ||
| D | 5,273 | 4,855 | 10,162 | ||
| D | 5,992 | 4,729 | 10,745 | ||
| D | 6,927 | 3,011 | 10,359 | ||
| D | 7,547 | 2,357 | 9,996 | ||
| D | 6,044 | 3,301 | 9,384 | ||
| D | 5,651 | 2,708 | 8,870 | ||
| D | 4,238 | 3,738 | 8,095 | ||
| D | 3,072 | 1,492 | 4,653 | ||
| D | 3,059 | 666 | 4,498 | ||
| D | 3,344 | 1,397 | 4,838 | ||
| D | 3,119 | 1,413 | 4,592 | ||
| D | 3,192 | 1,362 | 4,594 | ||
| D | 3,005 | 1,215 | 4,243 | ||
| D | 2,847 | 1,081 | 4,138 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.7%
English
11.4%
Irish
8.6%
American
6.2%
French
1.3%
Polish
0.9%
Scottish
0.9%
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: 40.3 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
$75,979
Jasper, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jasper, IN$75,979
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jasper anchors Dubois County, one of Indiana's most reliably Republican-leaning corners, where the furniture and wood-products industry has long defined both the local economy and a working-class Catholic voter base unusual in rural Midwest politics.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Jasper, IN peaked at fifty-three points in 1912; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $75,979 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jasper, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jasper, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 42.1 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,464 votes cast, 5,944 went Democratic and 14,983 went Republican.
What is Jasper, IN, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Jasper, IN, Indiana as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Jasper, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jasper, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Jasper, IN, Indiana?
Jasper, IN, Indiana has a population of 43,614 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jasper, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Jasper, IN, Indiana is $75,979 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Jasper, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jasper, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.