Indiana — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana, Indiana: Republican loyalist state. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+33 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 6,851,0732024 5-year
Median household income: $71,9572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 77.1%2024 5-year
Black: 9.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

92 counties · 4 D · 88 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−18.9%	1,163,603	1,720,347	2,944,336
2020	R	−16.1%	1,242,053	1,729,516	3,032,420
2016	R	−19.0%	1,031,959	1,556,514	2,758,446
2012	R	−10.2%	1,154,275	1,422,872	2,633,143
2008	D	+1.0%	1,374,039	1,345,648	2,751,044
2004	R	−20.7%	969,011	1,479,438	2,468,002
2000	R	−15.6%	901,980	1,245,836	2,199,305
1996	R	−5.6%	887,424	1,006,693	2,135,842
1992	R	−6.1%	848,420	989,375	2,305,871
1988	R	−20.2%	860,643	1,297,763	2,168,621
1984	R	−24.0%	841,481	1,377,230	2,233,069
1980	R	−18.4%	844,197	1,255,656	2,242,033
1976	R	−7.6%	1,014,714	1,183,958	2,220,362
1972	R	−32.8%	708,568	1,405,154	2,125,529
1968	R	−12.3%	806,659	1,067,885	2,123,597
1964	D	+12.4%	1,170,848	911,118	2,091,606
1960	R	−10.4%	952,358	1,175,120	2,135,360
1956	R	−20.2%	783,908	1,182,811	1,974,607
1952	R	−17.1%	801,530	1,136,259	1,955,325
1948	R	−0.8%	807,831	821,079	1,656,212
1944	R	−5.7%	781,403	875,891	1,672,091
1940	R	−1.4%	874,063	899,466	1,782,747
1936	D	+14.7%	934,974	691,570	1,650,897
1932	D	+11.7%	862,054	677,184	1,576,897
1928	R	−20.1%	562,691	848,290	1,421,314
1924	R	−16.6%	492,245	703,042	1,272,390
1920	R	−14.6%	511,364	696,370	1,262,974
1916	R	−0.9%	334,263	341,004	718,986
1912	D	+20.0%	281,889	151,267	654,695
1908	R	−1.5%	338,262	348,993	721,117
1904	R	−13.8%	274,356	368,589	682,496
1900	R	−3.8%	309,584	334,863	662,894
1896	R	−2.9%	305,583	323,751	637,126
1892	D	+1.2%	261,762	255,115	551,685
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

19.5%

English

11.3%

Irish

10.1%

American

6.9%

Polish

2.5%

Italian

2.4%

Scottish

1.5%

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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.1%

75–84

2.7%

4.8%

65–74

5.3%

6.2%

55–64

6.4%

6.0%

45–54

5.9%

6.4%

35–44

6.3%

6.6%

25–34

6.5%

4.9%

18–24

4.7%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

3.1%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,957

Indiana ranks near the middle of US counties.

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.1%

Working age (18–64)11.3%

Seniors (65+)9.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.6%

speak English only

Spanish5.5%

Other Indo-European2.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

11.8%

Baptist

5.0%

Mainline Protestant

4.3%

Methodist

3.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.1%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Indiana reached its widest at thirty-three points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the state's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,957, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,851,073 together describe a state whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Indiana, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Indiana, Indiana voted Republican by 18.9 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,944,336 votes cast, 1,163,603 went Democratic and 1,720,347 went Republican.

What is Indiana, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Indiana, Indiana as a "Republican loyalist" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.

When did Indiana, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Indiana, Indiana voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Indiana, Indiana?

Indiana, Indiana has a population of 6,851,073 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Indiana, Indiana?

Median household income in Indiana, Indiana is $71,957 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Indiana, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana delivered R+19 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Key facts

Demographics

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