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1876–2024
DeKalb County, Indiana
DeKalb County·Indiana

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

One of Indiana's most reliably Republican rural counties

18762024·38 elections
DeKalb County, Indiana · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+47
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
43,807
2024 ACS
Most similar
Wabash County
IN · similarity 1.00
39 precincts · 19,831 votes cast
Trump · R+47
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−47.0%
5,06414,37719,831
2020R
−47.2%
4,96614,23719,628
2016R
−47.7%
3,94112,05416,995
2012R
−31.6%
5,41910,58716,360
2008R
−15.2%
7,1759,78017,149
2004R
−36.7%
4,81010,46815,403
2000R
−28.5%
4,7768,70113,785
1996R
−15.1%
4,8406,85113,339
1992R
−13.5%
4,6526,68215,022
1988R
−31.8%
4,6579,01813,716
1984R
−30.7%
4,6178,76913,528
1980R
−21.3%
4,9117,88613,950
1976R
−12.0%
6,1517,86014,246
1972R
−33.7%
4,3548,83413,297
1968R
−21.3%
4,7907,65013,438
1964D
+9.7%
7,5596,21013,889
1960R
−25.7%
5,2778,95714,295
1956R
−34.1%
4,4359,06113,575
1952R
−32.4%
4,3478,71313,476
1948R
−11.9%
5,4396,94112,652
1944R
−21.5%
4,8107,47912,387
1940R
−14.8%
5,6907,67613,426
1936D
+8.6%
6,9705,84813,027
1932D
+12.7%
7,2355,59012,981
1928R
−28.6%
4,0777,37311,514
1924R
−17.6%
4,1336,09311,154
1920R
−15.3%
4,7506,51411,560
1916D
+7.1%
3,3722,8986,657
1912D
+26.4%
2,7661,1256,211
1908D
+9.8%
3,6842,9917,052
1904R
−8.6%
2,8273,4166,836
1900D
+3.9%
3,4883,2186,979
1896D
+7.9%
3,6783,1376,886
1892D
+4.8%
2,8012,4996,244
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%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
13.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.6%
Mainline Protestant
5.0%
Baptist
4.2%
Methodist
4.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

DeKalb County in northeastern Indiana has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with 2024's R+47 reflecting a rural, predominantly white electorate with deep roots in agriculture and small manufacturing.

The Republican margin in DeKalb County reached its widest at forty-eight points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was forty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

DeKalb County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,331, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 43,807 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 Wabash County and Noble County.