Richmond, IN, Indiana: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 66,3972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,6922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Richmond, 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 | 8,828 | 17,526 | 26,827 | ||
| R | 9,524 | 17,567 | 27,679 | ||
| R | 8,322 | 16,028 | 25,579 | ||
| R | 10,591 | 14,321 | 25,477 | ||
| R | 13,459 | 14,558 | 28,562 | ||
| R | 10,775 | 16,586 | 27,657 | ||
| R | 10,273 | 14,273 | 25,151 | ||
| R | 10,905 | 12,188 | 25,801 | ||
| R | 9,960 | 12,221 | 27,346 | ||
| R | 10,209 | 16,388 | 26,702 | ||
| R | 10,173 | 18,955 | 29,251 | ||
| R | 9,599 | 16,981 | 28,052 | ||
| R | 12,306 | 16,697 | 29,191 | ||
| R | 7,655 | 21,610 | 29,361 | ||
| R | 10,686 | 17,335 | 32,308 | ||
| R | 15,269 | 15,342 | 30,724 | ||
| R | 12,721 | 19,764 | 32,580 | ||
| R | 12,337 | 20,157 | 32,638 | ||
| R | 11,819 | 20,068 | 32,180 | ||
| R | 10,749 | 15,445 | 26,716 | ||
| R | 12,432 | 15,295 | 28,059 | ||
| R | 14,139 | 15,058 | 29,370 | ||
| D | 13,696 | 12,126 | 26,373 | ||
| D | 13,287 | 12,683 | 26,506 | ||
| R | 7,547 | 15,936 | 23,601 | ||
| R | 6,211 | 11,487 | 19,225 | ||
| R | 8,015 | 12,631 | 21,221 | ||
| R | 5,007 | 6,112 | 11,791 | ||
| O | 3,806 | 1,851 | 11,491 | ||
| R | 4,503 | 6,731 | 11,738 | ||
| R | 3,116 | 7,390 | 11,143 | ||
| R | 4,020 | 6,736 | 11,035 | ||
| R | 4,098 | 6,841 | 11,093 | ||
| R | 3,726 | 5,714 | 9,978 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.6%
English
14.8%
Irish
11.1%
American
8.4%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
0.7%
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: 41.0 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
$55,692
Richmond, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Richmond, IN$55,692
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.0%
Working age (18–64)16.4%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Richmond anchors the Whitewater River valley near the Ohio border, drawing a blue-collar industrial base that has kept county-level margins competitive even as surrounding rural Indiana shifted sharply toward one party.
The Democratic margin in Richmond, IN peaked at seventeen points in 1912. By 1940 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $55,692 sits well below state and national norms, and 18% 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 Richmond, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Richmond, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 32.4 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,827 votes cast, 8,828 went Democratic and 17,526 went Republican.
What is Richmond, IN, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Richmond, 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 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did Richmond, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Richmond, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Richmond, IN, Indiana?
Richmond, IN, Indiana has a population of 66,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Richmond, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Richmond, IN, Indiana is $55,692 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Richmond, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Richmond, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.