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New Albany·Indiana

New Albany delivered D+4.8 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
IN
New Albany
HarrisD+4.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic51.4%8,075
Donald TrumpRepublican46.6%7,317
OtherAll other candidates2.0%312
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: +4.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+4.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+7.1%
2012+5.9%
2016−1.4%
2020+5.3%
2024+4.8%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
51.4%Harris8,075
46.6%Trump7,317
2.0%
+4.8%
15,704
D
51.6%Biden8,529
46.3%Trump7,650
2.1%incl. Jorgensen
+5.3%
16,530
R
45.6%Clinton6,946
47.0%Trump7,152
7.4%incl. Johnson
−1.4%
15,232
D
53.0%Obama7,471
47.0%Romney6,633
0.0%
+5.9%
14,104
D
52.9%Obama8,348
45.9%McCain7,235
1.2%
+7.1%
15,768

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.
IndicatorNew AlbanyCityIndianaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White80.6%77.1%61.0%
Black7.7%9.2%12.2%
Asian1.3%2.6%6.0%
Two or more races8.5%7.3%12.6%
Other race1.8%3.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%8.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$54,710$71,957$84,427
Poverty rate18.9%12.4%12.5%
Median age38.238.239.1
Age 18–248.2%9.6%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.6%16.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)32.9%29.7%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home3.5%10.4%22.3%
Spanish2.0%5.5%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 23.4%German 19.5%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 13.5%English 11.3%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 13.2%Irish 10.1%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic19.3%County context11.5%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant23.4%County context18.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed47.0%County context57.9%51.5%
Mainline Protestant7.1%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
23.4%
Irish
13.5%
English
13.2%
American
8.1%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
2.4%
French
2.3%
Scotch-Irish
1.7%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.3%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
1.9%
Puerto Rican
0.8%
Cuban
0.2%
Dominican
0.2%
Honduran
0.2%
Salvadoran
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
0.4%
Chinese
0.4%
Korean
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
23.4%
Catholic
19.3%
Mainline Protestant
7.1%
Black Protestant
2.3%
Latter-day Saints
0.5%
Other Christian
0.4%
Unaffiliated or not counted47.0%
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.

New Albany sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 1.4 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 4.8 points.

A population of 37,581, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,710 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New Albany, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Albany, Indiana voted Democratic by 4.8 points (D+4.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,704 votes cast, 8,075 went Democratic and 7,317 went Republican.
What is New Albany, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places New Albany, 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 New Albany, Indiana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Albany, Indiana voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in New Albany, Indiana?
New Albany, Indiana has a population of 37,581 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Albany, Indiana?
Median household income in New Albany, Indiana is $54,710 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of New Albany, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Albany, 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.