Kokomo, IN, Indiana: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 83,7522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,0272024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Kokomo, 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 | 12,197 | 25,871 | 38,897 | ||
| R | 13,303 | 26,449 | 40,630 | ||
| R | 11,215 | 23,675 | 37,342 | ||
| R | 15,135 | 20,327 | 36,291 | ||
| R | 17,871 | 20,248 | 38,624 | ||
| R | 12,998 | 23,714 | 37,021 | ||
| R | 12,899 | 20,331 | 34,095 | ||
| R | 11,999 | 16,771 | 33,205 | ||
| R | 10,288 | 15,306 | 34,340 | ||
| R | 11,518 | 19,971 | 31,620 | ||
| R | 10,458 | 22,386 | 33,046 | ||
| R | 12,916 | 21,272 | 35,910 | ||
| R | 14,815 | 19,571 | 34,653 | ||
| R | 8,083 | 23,089 | 31,341 | ||
| R | 11,026 | 15,905 | 31,566 | ||
| D | 17,809 | 12,897 | 30,941 | ||
| R | 13,415 | 17,938 | 31,502 | ||
| R | 12,159 | 17,234 | 29,581 | ||
| R | 12,938 | 15,212 | 28,517 | ||
| D | 12,937 | 10,874 | 24,362 | ||
| R | 11,224 | 11,515 | 23,265 | ||
| D | 12,655 | 11,855 | 24,793 | ||
| D | 12,288 | 9,534 | 22,346 | ||
| D | 10,541 | 9,257 | 20,744 | ||
| R | 5,930 | 12,632 | 18,885 | ||
| R | 5,451 | 10,438 | 17,383 | ||
| R | 5,767 | 10,379 | 17,730 | ||
| R | 3,934 | 4,777 | 10,082 | ||
| O | 2,824 | 2,152 | 8,839 | ||
| R | 3,497 | 4,423 | 8,741 | ||
| R | 2,098 | 5,014 | 8,196 | ||
| R | 2,823 | 4,308 | 7,605 | ||
| R | 3,191 | 4,195 | 7,546 | ||
| R | 2,331 | 3,576 | 6,999 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.3%
English
12.9%
American
11.5%
Irish
8.4%
Polish
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.3%
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: 40.7 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
$64,027
Kokomo, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kokomo, IN$64,027
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.6%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)6.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kokomo's identity was forged by Chrysler and transmission manufacturing, and that blue-collar industrial base has tracked steadily rightward over the past two decades, landing at a 14.5-point Republican margin in 2024.
The Democratic margin in Kokomo, IN peaked at sixteen points in 1964. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $64,027 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% 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 Kokomo, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kokomo, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 35.2 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,897 votes cast, 12,197 went Democratic and 25,871 went Republican.
What is Kokomo, IN, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Kokomo, 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Kokomo, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kokomo, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kokomo, IN, Indiana?
Kokomo, IN, Indiana has a population of 83,752 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kokomo, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Kokomo, IN, Indiana is $64,027 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Kokomo, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kokomo, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.