Terre Haute, Indiana: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+45 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 369,2272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,5702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Terre Haute, 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 | 41,846 | 113,624 | 158,459 | ||
| R | 45,563 | 116,420 | 165,137 | ||
| R | 40,912 | 105,696 | 154,354 | ||
| R | 56,076 | 90,852 | 150,358 | ||
| R | 75,444 | 82,375 | 160,258 | ||
| R | 58,135 | 95,392 | 154,755 | ||
| R | 59,665 | 82,324 | 144,810 | ||
| R | 62,927 | 64,567 | 147,328 | ||
| D | 65,158 | 63,613 | 161,953 | ||
| R | 67,411 | 87,897 | 156,031 | ||
| R | 62,197 | 103,464 | 166,731 | ||
| R | 68,142 | 96,619 | 173,358 | ||
| D | 87,297 | 87,253 | 176,062 | ||
| R | 62,011 | 110,985 | 173,987 | ||
| R | 68,008 | 85,897 | 174,176 | ||
| D | 105,262 | 77,025 | 182,859 | ||
| R | 87,338 | 106,157 | 194,114 | ||
| R | 84,932 | 108,852 | 194,279 | ||
| R | 89,495 | 109,693 | 200,229 | ||
| D | 93,326 | 85,402 | 181,628 | ||
| R | 88,126 | 96,596 | 185,886 | ||
| D | 109,969 | 107,350 | 218,583 | ||
| D | 123,210 | 85,944 | 211,317 | ||
| D | 112,286 | 74,249 | 191,435 | ||
| R | 77,161 | 98,763 | 177,915 | ||
| R | 70,456 | 84,345 | 170,255 | ||
| R | 73,814 | 88,595 | 173,299 | ||
| D | 60,462 | 53,882 | 123,988 | ||
| D | 41,691 | 24,325 | 95,105 | ||
| D | 50,562 | 47,997 | 105,610 | ||
| R | 38,933 | 48,885 | 94,648 | ||
| D | 45,003 | 42,624 | 90,730 | ||
| D | 46,017 | 41,158 | 88,068 | ||
| D | 35,010 | 33,142 | 74,909 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.2%
English
12.7%
Irish
10.4%
American
8.4%
Scottish
2.1%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.7%
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: 39.5 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
$61,570
Terre Haute ranks near the middle of US counties.
Terre Haute$61,570
Indiana$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)13.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.3%
Spanish1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered on Vigo County, Terre Haute's media market has served as a bellwether through much of the 20th century, though the region has trended decisively Republican in recent cycles as rural and working-class voters realigned.
The Democratic margin in Terre Haute peaked at twenty points in 1932. By 1996 the market 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 market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $61,570 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% 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 Terre Haute, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Terre Haute, Indiana voted Republican by 45.3 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 158,459 votes cast, 41,846 went Democratic and 113,624 went Republican.
What is Terre Haute, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Terre Haute, Indiana as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Terre Haute, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Terre Haute, Indiana voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Terre Haute, Indiana?
Terre Haute, Indiana has a population of 369,227 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Terre Haute, Indiana?
Median household income in Terre Haute, Indiana is $61,570 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Terre Haute, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.