HarrisDemocratic21.5%4,015TrumpRepublican76.8%14,323KennedyIndependent1.1%206
R+55.3- Lead
- 10,308
- Total
- 18,654
- vs nation
- R+53.8
- Turnout
- 58.8%
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
2024 turnout 58.8% of 31,840 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic22.4%4,302TrumpRepublican75.7%14,555JorgensenLibertarian2.0%381
R+53.3- Lead
- 10,253
- Total
- 19,238
- vs nation
- R+57.7
- Turnout
- 60.8%
ClintonDemocratic21.8%3,843TrumpRepublican72.8%12,857JohnsonLibertarian4.7%832
R+51.0- Lead
- 9,014
- Total
- 17,665
- vs nation
- R+53.1
- Turnout
- 57.3%
ObamaDemocratic34.9%5,838RomneyRepublican62.3%10,419JohnsonLibertarian2.7%447
R+27.4- Lead
- 4,581
- Total
- 16,712
- vs nation
- R+31.3
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic42.3%7,354McCainRepublican56.0%9,726OtherAll other candidates1.7%294
R+13.7- Lead
- 2,372
- Total
- 17,374
- vs nation
- R+20.9
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic31.2%5,092BushRepublican68.0%11,083OtherAll other candidates0.8%134
R+36.7- Lead
- 5,991
- Total
- 16,309
- vs nation
- R+34.3
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic36.5%5,330BushRepublican62.0%9,054OtherAll other candidates1.5%218
R+25.5- Lead
- 3,724
- Total
- 14,602
- vs nation
- R+26.0
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic40.6%5,150DoleRepublican46.4%5,883PerotReform12.5%1,590
R+5.8- Lead
- 733
- Total
- 12,675
- vs nation
- R+14.3
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 46,6602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,2622024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40.7 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55.3 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- LaGrange County, IN · twin score 83.8
Midterm durability
Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.
- 2024 total turnout
- 58.8%18,729 participants ÷ 31,840 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +26.8 ptsPresidential-dependent
- Drop-off versus state
- +1.7 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 32.0%–45.8%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 18,097 | 31,574 | 57.3% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 18,506 | 31,848 | 58.1% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 19,396 | 31,889 | 60.8% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 11,329 | 33,318 | 34.0% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 18,729 | 31,840 | 58.8% | A/A |
Sources and methods
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
63 precincts · 18,654 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -JACKSON 04 NORTHJACKSON 04 NORTH | 298 | 728 | 27 | 1,053 | 28.3% | 69.1% | R+40.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -JACKSON 05 NORTHJACKSON 05 NORTH | 293 | 670 | 12 | 975 | 30.1% | 68.7% | R+38.7 |
| Precinct -HAMILTONHAMILTON | 190 | 752 | 18 | 960 | 19.8% | 78.3% | R+58.5 |
| Precinct -JACKSON 07JACKSON 07 | 223 | 715 | 20 | 958 | 23.3% | 74.6% | R+51.4 |
| Precinct -REDDING EASTREDDING EAST | 162 | 769 | 14 | 945 | 17.1% | 81.4% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -BROWNSTOWN TWP. EASTBROWNSTOWN TWP. EAST | 143 | 781 | 11 | 935 | 15.3% | 83.5% | R+68.2 |
| Precinct -REDDING WESTREDDING WEST | 186 | 601 | 13 | 800 | 23.3% | 75.1% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -JACKSON 05 EASTJACKSON 05 EAST | 223 | 513 | 13 | 749 | 29.8% | 68.5% | R+38.7 |
| Precinct -OWENOWEN | 99 | 633 | 8 | 740 | 13.4% | 85.5% | R+72.2 |
| Precinct -WASHINGTONWASHINGTON | 116 | 585 | 12 | 713 | 16.3% | 82.0% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct -PERSHINGPERSHING | 103 | 586 | 8 | 697 | 14.8% | 84.1% | R+69.3 |
| Precinct -JACKSON 01 EASTJACKSON 01 EAST | 164 | 509 | 15 | 688 | 23.8% | 74.0% | R+50.1 |
| Precinct -JACKSON 06JACKSON 06 | 158 | 498 | 21 | 677 | 23.3% | 73.6% | R+50.2 |
| Precinct -JACKSON 03 SOUTHJACKSON 03 SOUTH | 184 | 468 | 11 | 663 | 27.8% | 70.6% | R+42.8 |
| Precinct -BROWNSTOWN 02BROWNSTOWN 02 | 121 | 508 | 11 | 640 | 18.9% | 79.4% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct -REDDING SEYMOUR CITYREDDING SEYMOUR CITY | 189 | 428 | 14 | 631 | 30.0% | 67.8% | R+37.9 |
| Precinct -JACKSON 04 SOUTHJACKSON 04 SOUTH | 134 | 458 | 9 | 601 | 22.3% | 76.2% | R+53.9 |
| Precinct -CARRCARR | 112 | 470 | 13 | 595 | 18.8% | 79.0% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -BROWNSTOWN 01BROWNSTOWN 01 | 92 | 424 | 8 | 524 | 17.6% | 80.9% | R+63.4 |
| Precinct -DRIFTWOODDRIFTWOOD | 86 | 426 | 9 | 521 | 16.5% | 81.8% | R+65.3 |
| Precinct -VERNON SOUTHVERNON SOUTH | 96 | 398 | 5 | 499 | 19.2% | 79.8% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct -VERNON CROTHERSVILLEVERNON CROTHERSVILLE | 94 | 386 | 4 | 484 | 19.4% | 79.8% | R+60.3 |
| Precinct -JACKSON 02 EASTJACKSON 02 EAST | 157 | 318 | 7 | 482 | 32.6% | 66.0% | R+33.4 |
| Precinct -JACKSON 03 NORTHJACKSON 03 NORTH | 111 | 308 | 8 | 427 | 26.0% | 72.1% | R+46.1 |
| Precinct -BROWNSTOWN TWP. WESTBROWNSTOWN TWP. WEST | 76 | 338 | 8 | 422 | 18.0% | 80.1% | R+62.1 |
| Precinct -VERNON NORTHVERNON NORTH | 60 | 336 | 9 | 405 | 14.8% | 83.0% | R+68.1 |
| Precinct -GRASSY FORKGRASSY FORK | 41 | 312 | 2 | 355 | 11.5% | 87.9% | R+76.3 |
| Precinct -JACKSON 02 WESTJACKSON 02 WEST | 63 | 154 | 3 | 220 | 28.6% | 70.0% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -SALT CREEKSALT CREEK | 25 | 158 | 1 | 184 | 13.6% | 85.9% | R+72.3 |
| Precinct -BROWNSTOWN 04BROWNSTOWN 04 | 16 | 93 | 2 | 111 | 14.4% | 83.8% | R+69.4 |
| BROWNSTOWN TOWN 118_1807100010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BROWNSTOWN TOWN 218_1807100020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BROWNSTOWN TOWN 318_1807100030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BROWNSTOWN TOWN 418_1807100040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BROWNSTOWN TWP. EAST18_1807100050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BROWNSTOWN TWP. WEST18_1807100060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| CARR18_1807100070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| DRIFTWOOD18_1807100080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GRASSY FORK18_1807100090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| HAMILTON18_1807100100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 1 EAST18_1807100110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 1 WEST18_1807100120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 2 EAST18_1807100130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 2 WEST18_1807100140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 3 NORTH18_1807100150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 3 SOUTH18_1807100160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 4 NORTH18_1807100170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 4 SOUTH18_1807100180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 5 EAST18_1807100190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 5 NORTH18_1807100200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 5 SOUTH18_1807100210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 618_1807100220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 718_1807100230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| OWEN18_1807100240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| PERSHING18_1807100250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| REDDING EAST18_1807100260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| REDDING SEYMOUR CITY18_1807100270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| REDDING WEST18_1807100290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| SALT CREEK18_1807100300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VERNON CROTHERSVILLE18_1807100310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VERNON NORTH18_1807100320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VERNON SOUTH18_1807100330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WASHINGTON18_1807100340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +19.9% |
| 1896 | +14.4% |
| 1900 | +15.7% |
| 1904 | +10.7% |
| 1908 | +17.5% |
| 1912 | +40.7% |
| 1916 | +14.9% |
| 1920 | +2.4% |
| 1924 | +11.4% |
| 1928 | −0.2% |
| 1932 | +32.2% |
| 1936 | +23.5% |
| 1940 | +9.2% |
| 1944 | −2.7% |
| 1948 | +8.9% |
| 1952 | −11.0% |
| 1956 | −15.0% |
| 1960 | −11.0% |
| 1964 | +15.3% |
| 1968 | −17.3% |
| 1972 | −31.1% |
| 1976 | −0.0% |
| 1980 | −15.5% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −26.0% |
| 1992 | −9.8% |
| 1996 | −5.8% |
| 2000 | −25.5% |
| 2004 | −36.7% |
| 2008 | −13.7% |
| 2012 | −27.4% |
| 2016 | −51.0% |
| 2020 | −53.3% |
| 2024 | −55.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 36 Senate · 3 Senate special · 12 governor
U.S. Senate
Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
U.S. Senate special elections
Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Governor
Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 30,603 |
| 2018 | 27,879 |
| 2020 | 28,372 |
| 2022 | 28,446 |
| 2024 | 28,251 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−432 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,590 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,465 in average income, against $70,408 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+37.4 on average — 18 points more Democratic-leaning than Jackson County, IN itself (R+55.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bartholomew County, IN167R+27.3
- Jennings County, IN115R+58.8
- Scott County, IN89R+51.5
- Marion County, IN37D+27.6
- Lawrence County, IN33R+51.0
- Johnson County, IN28R+34.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bartholomew County, IN203
- Jennings County, IN139
- Scott County, IN76
- Marion County, IN51
- Lawrence County, IN41
- Washington County, IN36
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +147 |
| 2012 | −88 |
| 2013 | +218 |
| 2014 | +87 |
| 2015 | −27 |
| 2016 | −179 |
| 2017 | −263 |
| 2018 | −150 |
| 2019 | −85 |
| 2021 | −347 |
| 2022 | −290 |
| 2023 | −160 |
| 2024 | −21 |
| 2025 | −432 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 55.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.3 points.
A population of 46,660, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,262 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of LaGrange County and Williams County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
LaGrange County
Indiana
83.8twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ median age
Williams County
Ohio
83.2twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% Evangelical≠ German ancestry
Wabash County
Illinois
82.8twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson County, Indiana voted Republican by 55.3 points (R+55.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,654 votes cast, 4,015 went Democratic and 14,323 went Republican.
When did Jackson County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Jackson County, Indiana?
Jackson County, Indiana has a population of 46,660 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson County, Indiana?
Median household income in Jackson County, Indiana is $70,262 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Jackson County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.