Monticello, IN, Indiana: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,7172024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,3032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Monticello, 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 | 2,945 | 7,969 | 11,176 | ||
| R | 3,032 | 7,957 | 11,166 | ||
| R | 2,563 | 6,813 | 9,990 | ||
| R | 3,637 | 5,970 | 9,935 | ||
| R | 4,839 | 5,731 | 10,767 | ||
| R | 3,277 | 6,974 | 10,366 | ||
| R | 3,655 | 6,037 | 9,904 | ||
| R | 3,396 | 4,642 | 9,698 | ||
| R | 2,988 | 4,622 | 10,221 | ||
| R | 3,256 | 6,220 | 9,513 | ||
| R | 3,157 | 7,279 | 10,499 | ||
| R | 3,247 | 6,999 | 10,855 | ||
| R | 3,963 | 6,287 | 10,369 | ||
| R | 2,675 | 7,419 | 10,137 | ||
| R | 3,395 | 5,932 | 10,305 | ||
| D | 5,407 | 5,015 | 10,455 | ||
| R | 3,914 | 6,678 | 10,612 | ||
| R | 3,219 | 6,708 | 9,949 | ||
| R | 3,211 | 6,795 | 10,052 | ||
| R | 3,849 | 4,911 | 8,813 | ||
| R | 3,570 | 5,039 | 8,650 | ||
| R | 4,176 | 5,189 | 9,409 | ||
| D | 4,863 | 4,245 | 9,250 | ||
| D | 4,976 | 3,484 | 8,592 | ||
| R | 2,980 | 4,534 | 7,556 | ||
| R | 3,138 | 4,475 | 7,940 | ||
| R | 3,375 | 4,871 | 8,317 | ||
| R | 2,262 | 2,442 | 4,820 | ||
| D | 2,059 | 1,613 | 4,639 | ||
| R | 2,326 | 2,423 | 4,919 | ||
| R | 2,096 | 2,679 | 5,053 | ||
| R | 2,510 | 2,562 | 5,215 | ||
| D | 2,537 | 2,383 | 5,009 | ||
| D | 1,896 | 1,807 | 4,103 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.9%
Irish
13.7%
English
10.2%
American
6.7%
Polish
2.7%
French
2.3%
Italian
1.9%
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: 42.8 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
$67,303
Monticello, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Monticello, IN$67,303
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.6%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
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 67.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Monticello, IN sits in the Upper Midwest. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Monticello, IN peaked at seventeen points in 1932. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $67,303 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% 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 Monticello, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monticello, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 45.0 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,176 votes cast, 2,945 went Democratic and 7,969 went Republican.
What is Monticello, IN, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Monticello, 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Monticello, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Monticello, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Monticello, IN, Indiana?
Monticello, IN, Indiana has a population of 24,717 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monticello, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Monticello, IN, Indiana is $67,303 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Monticello, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monticello, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.