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Evansville·Indiana

Evansville delivered a near-tie in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
IN
Evansville
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic49.4%20,568
Donald TrumpRepublican49.1%20,440
OtherAll other candidates1.5%626
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +0.3% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+0.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+14.6%
2012+3.9%
2016−4.1%
2020+3.7%
2024+0.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+0.3%
20,56820,44041,634
D
+3.7%
22,75321,09144,672
R
−4.1%
19,53621,34043,619
D
+3.9%
22,10120,45042,551
D
+14.6%
27,15420,14947,921

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorEvansvilleCityIndianaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White76.8%77.1%61.0%
Black11.8%9.2%12.2%
Asian1.0%2.6%6.0%
Two or more races7.4%7.3%12.6%
Other race2.4%3.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.0%8.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$53,387$71,957$84,427
Poverty rate18.4%12.4%12.5%
Median age38.238.239.1
Age 18–249.6%9.6%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.2%16.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)22.8%29.5%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home5.1%10.3%22.3%
Spanish2.6%5.5%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 26.5%German 19.5%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 12.8%English 11.3%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 10.5%Irish 10.1%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic13.9%County context11.5%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant21.3%County context18.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed54.3%County context57.9%51.5%
Mainline Protestant7.4%County context7.1%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.5%
English
12.8%
Irish
10.5%
American
5.5%
French
2.0%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.9%
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.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Korean0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
21.3%
Catholic
13.9%
Mainline Protestant
7.4%
Black Protestant
1.3%
Latter-day Saints
0.8%
Other Christian
0.5%
Jewish
0.2%
Muslim
0.2%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted54.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Evansville sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.6 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 4.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.3 points.

A population of 116,116, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,387 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Evansville, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Evansville, Indiana voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 41,634 votes cast, 20,568 went Democratic and 20,440 went Republican.
What is Evansville, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Evansville, Indiana in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did Evansville, Indiana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Evansville, Indiana voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Evansville, Indiana?
Evansville, Indiana has a population of 116,116 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Evansville, Indiana?
Median household income in Evansville, Indiana is $53,387 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Evansville, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Evansville, Indiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.