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1876–2024
Jackson County, Indiana
Jackson County·Indiana

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

One of Indiana's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Jackson County, Indiana · Nyttend · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+55
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
46,660
2024 ACS
Most similar
Randolph County
IN · similarity 1.00
30 precincts · 18,654 votes cast
Trump · R+55
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−55.3%
4,01514,32318,654
2020R
−53.3%
4,30214,55519,238
2016R
−51.0%
3,84312,85717,665
2012R
−27.4%
5,83810,41916,712
2008R
−13.7%
7,3549,72617,374
2004R
−36.7%
5,09211,08316,309
2000R
−25.5%
5,3309,05414,602
1996R
−5.8%
5,1505,88312,675
1992R
−9.8%
5,6637,24616,170
1988R
−26.0%
5,5509,47015,088
1984R
−31.0%
5,1639,87915,234
1980R
−15.5%
6,4258,90315,942
1976R
−0.0%
7,6107,61515,358
1972R
−31.1%
4,9849,54614,689
1968R
−17.3%
5,1407,71014,821
1964D
+15.3%
8,5726,28514,971
1960R
−11.0%
6,5828,21314,861
1956R
−15.0%
6,1858,37514,617
1952R
−11.0%
6,4608,06714,630
1948D
+8.9%
7,2586,06213,471
1944R
−2.7%
5,9826,32112,426
1940D
+9.2%
7,5576,28113,917
1936D
+23.5%
8,0184,95113,037
1932D
+32.2%
7,8823,99612,086
1928R
−0.2%
5,1305,15110,347
1924D
+11.4%
5,3324,18710,057
1920D
+2.4%
5,3195,06910,552
1916D
+14.9%
3,3122,4225,958
1912D
+40.7%
3,2259215,667
1908D
+17.5%
3,7832,6316,589
1904D
+10.7%
3,4672,7756,462
1900D
+15.7%
3,8492,7956,734
1896D
+14.4%
3,5742,6706,293
1892D
+19.9%
3,3632,2335,691
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%.
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
Mainline Protestant
18.8%
Other Christian
13.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.4%
Baptist
7.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.4%
Methodist
2.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Jackson County delivered a 55-point Republican margin in 2024, placing it among Indiana's most one-sided presidential battlegrounds. Its population of roughly 41,000 is concentrated around Seymour, a small manufacturing hub along I-65.

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

Jackson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,262, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 46,660 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 Randolph County and Clay County.