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1876–2024
Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County·Indiana

Daviess County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Indiana's most lopsided presidential counties, anchored by a large Amish community

18762024·38 elections
Daviess County, Indiana · Nyttend · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+64
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
33,658
2024 ACS
Most similar
Blair County
PA · similarity 1.00
28 precincts · 11,449 votes cast
Trump · R+64
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−64.3%
1,9639,32211,449
2020R
−62.0%
2,1699,57611,954
2016R
−62.3%
1,8008,54510,819
2012R
−50.7%
2,4377,63810,264
2008R
−35.2%
3,3707,09810,586
2004R
−50.6%
2,5737,93610,599
2000R
−42.8%
2,6976,8729,761
1996R
−23.4%
3,2305,5319,815
1992R
−22.7%
3,2015,59110,520
1988R
−31.9%
3,4836,76810,294
1984R
−36.9%
3,5457,72111,311
1980R
−25.7%
4,0577,02211,532
1976R
−15.9%
4,9526,82911,838
1972R
−41.0%
3,5388,49012,071
1968R
−23.9%
4,0717,03612,393
1964D
+1.6%
6,5286,31912,895
1960R
−20.7%
5,4338,28513,763
1956R
−25.9%
5,0578,60813,707
1952R
−22.5%
5,2478,32813,676
1948R
−8.9%
5,8677,03013,044
1944R
−14.8%
5,5237,45813,052
1940R
−8.6%
6,4017,61514,075
1936D
+2.9%
6,8486,45913,470
1932D
+7.2%
6,7725,83812,889
1928R
−14.3%
5,3247,11612,543
1924R
−7.0%
5,5586,42712,500
1920R
−9.2%
5,5876,74812,633
1916R
−0.7%
3,1433,1916,710
1912D
+11.9%
2,7592,0056,341
1908R
−2.4%
3,2533,4247,077
1904R
−12.7%
2,8023,6826,951
1900D
+1.8%
3,4243,2987,027
1896D
+9.6%
3,7853,1206,934
1892R
−1.8%
2,4982,6106,071
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.
American
100.0%
Italian
1.0%
African American
1.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
31.7%
Mainline Protestant
9.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.9%
Methodist
5.1%
Baptist
3.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Daviess County's R+64.3 margin in 2024 reflects a rural, religiously conservative population that includes one of Indiana's largest Amish settlements, concentrated around the town of Montgomery.

The Republican margin in Daviess County reached its widest at sixty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Daviess County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,503, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 33,658 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blair County and Valley County.