† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCharlestownIndianaUnited States
German19.9%19.5%12.5%
English13.9%11.3%9.5%
Irish13.7%10.1%9.4%
American6.3%6.9%5.3%
Italian2.9%2.4%4.8%
Scottish2.5%1.5%1.3%
Polish1.5%2.6%2.2%
French1.5%1.3%1.6%
Mexican8.4%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%0.8%1.8%
Cuban0.7%—0.7%
Salvadoran0.4%0.2%0.7%
African American†3.7%7.7%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Charlestown
Indiana
United States
Median age
32.9
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.7%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.1%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Charlestown
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$77,288
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.5%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.7%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Charlestown
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.3%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
8.2%
5.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Charlestown
Indiana
United States
Catholic
—
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
57.9%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Charlestown, Indiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−15.2%
2008
−5.7%
2012
−9.0%
2016
−33.5%
2020
−33.1%
2024
−34.2%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.0%Harris1,228
66.2%Trump2,538
1.8%
R+34.2
R+1.1
R+32.7
3,835
R
32.7%Biden1,175
65.8%Trump2,364
1.5%
R+33.1
D+0.4
R+37.5
3,593
R
30.3%Clinton1,037
63.8%Trump2,181
5.8%
R+33.5
R+24.5
R+35.6
3,417
R
44.4%Obama1,349
53.4%Romney1,621
2.2%
R+9.0
R+3.2
R+12.8
3,036
R
46.4%Obama1,427
52.1%McCain1,603
1.5%
R+5.7
D+9.4
R+13.0
3,075
R
42.4%Kerry1,149
57.5%Bush1,560
0.1%
R+15.2
—
R+12.7
2,712
Charlestown sits along the Ohio River in fast-growing Clark County, where an industrial heritage and a predominantly white working-class base have driven consistent Republican margins in state and federal contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 34.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.2 points.
A population of 8,294, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,288 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rittman and Bellefontaine.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Charlestown, Indiana voted Republican by 34.2 points (R+34.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,835 votes cast, 1,228 went Democratic and 2,538 went Republican.
How many people live in Charlestown, Indiana?
Charlestown, Indiana has a population of 8,294 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charlestown, Indiana?
Median household income in Charlestown, Indiana is $77,288 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Charlestown, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Charlestown, Indiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
