Muncie, IN, Indiana: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+38 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 112,2802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,1272024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Muncie, 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 | 18,848 | 26,067 | 45,881 | ||
| R | 20,474 | 26,827 | 48,191 | ||
| R | 18,100 | 24,217 | 45,410 | ||
| D | 22,654 | 21,251 | 45,074 | ||
| D | 28,384 | 20,916 | 49,863 | ||
| R | 20,436 | 27,064 | 47,939 | ||
| R | 20,876 | 22,105 | 44,147 | ||
| D | 20,385 | 18,126 | 44,863 | ||
| R | 19,556 | 20,473 | 50,721 | ||
| R | 20,548 | 27,348 | 48,112 | ||
| R | 19,791 | 30,092 | 50,171 | ||
| R | 20,923 | 28,342 | 52,647 | ||
| R | 25,151 | 26,417 | 52,087 | ||
| R | 17,936 | 32,468 | 50,567 | ||
| R | 19,532 | 23,554 | 49,523 | ||
| D | 28,469 | 20,022 | 48,678 | ||
| R | 23,266 | 26,167 | 49,610 | ||
| R | 20,818 | 24,792 | 45,827 | ||
| R | 18,733 | 24,272 | 43,590 | ||
| D | 17,060 | 15,662 | 33,525 | ||
| D | 18,780 | 17,340 | 36,575 | ||
| D | 20,836 | 17,616 | 38,691 | ||
| D | 19,048 | 14,207 | 33,527 | ||
| R | 14,346 | 16,012 | 31,245 | ||
| R | 8,532 | 19,102 | 27,770 | ||
| R | 7,830 | 14,411 | 23,340 | ||
| R | 8,329 | 14,845 | 24,030 | ||
| R | 5,946 | 6,919 | 13,771 | ||
| O | 4,313 | 2,018 | 12,278 | ||
| R | 5,725 | 7,014 | 13,676 | ||
| R | 3,673 | 8,522 | 13,450 | ||
| R | 4,647 | 8,301 | 13,430 | ||
| R | 4,253 | 7,340 | 11,784 | ||
| R | 2,862 | 4,908 | 8,307 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
English
13.0%
Irish
10.5%
American
8.1%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
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: 35.8 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
$58,127
Muncie, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Muncie, IN$58,127
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.4%
Working age (18–64)20.7%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once a Democratic stronghold anchored by auto-parts manufacturing, the Muncie metro shifted sharply rightward across the 2010s as union employment declined and college-educated voters remained a minority of the electorate.
The Democratic margin in Muncie, IN has rarely exceeded nineteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-eight points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by sixteen points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 85% non-Hispanic-white share, a 20% poverty rate, and a median household income of $58,127 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Muncie, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Muncie, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 15.7 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,881 votes cast, 18,848 went Democratic and 26,067 went Republican.
What is Muncie, IN, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Muncie, IN, Indiana as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Muncie, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Muncie, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Muncie, IN, Indiana?
Muncie, IN, Indiana has a population of 112,280 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Muncie, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Muncie, IN, Indiana is $58,127 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Muncie, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Muncie, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.