LaPorte County, Indiana

2024 results by precinct

91 precincts · 47,647 votes cast

Trump · R+14

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−14.1%	20,007	26,726	47,647
2020	R	−7.2%	22,427	25,997	49,392
2016	R	−6.3%	19,795	22,678	45,597
2012	D	+12.6%	24,107	18,615	43,681
2008	D	+22.0%	28,258	17,918	46,919
2004	D	+0.5%	21,114	20,916	42,606
2000	D	+1.9%	19,736	18,994	39,747
1996	D	+14.7%	19,879	14,106	39,377
1992	D	+6.5%	17,717	14,962	42,463
1988	R	−7.7%	17,585	20,537	38,285
1984	R	−18.8%	15,904	23,346	39,567
1980	R	−17.4%	15,387	22,424	40,538
1976	R	−9.3%	18,217	21,989	40,655
1972	R	−32.7%	13,222	26,243	39,776
1968	R	−11.1%	15,780	20,295	40,783
1964	D	+15.4%	22,220	16,270	38,594
1960	R	−5.6%	20,317	22,738	43,140
1956	R	−26.1%	14,417	24,622	39,142
1952	R	−20.0%	15,011	22,576	37,733
1948	R	−5.8%	13,923	15,661	29,859
1944	R	−8.7%	13,896	16,543	30,568
1940	R	−6.9%	13,732	15,771	29,593
1936	D	+13.3%	15,359	11,722	27,392
1932	D	+16.0%	14,890	10,739	25,995
1928	R	−22.9%	9,254	14,763	24,075
1924	R	−33.7%	5,214	11,597	18,943
1920	R	−33.3%	5,459	11,204	17,238
1916	R	−4.0%	5,276	5,726	11,387
1912	D	+19.8%	4,847	2,701	10,862
1908	R	−1.2%	5,680	5,824	11,760
1904	R	−13.8%	4,472	5,952	10,689
1900	R	−0.3%	4,783	4,809	9,711
1896	R	−1.9%	4,511	4,691	9,329
1892	D	+13.7%	4,703	3,548	8,457
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%

English

0.5%

African American

8.5%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.5%

75–84

3.1%

5.6%

65–74

6.1%

6.9%

55–64

6.8%

6.5%

45–54

5.6%

6.9%

35–44

5.7%

7.5%

25–34

5.7%

4.4%

18–24

3.5%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,055

LaPorte County ranks near the middle of US counties.

LaPorte County$71,055

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

Catholic & Orthodox

17.5%

Other Christian

5.9%

Mainline Protestant

4.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Methodist

2.5%

Baptist

2.5%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

LaPorte County sits on Indiana's northern tier bordering Lake Michigan, with a mix of small industrial cities and rural townships. Once a competitive swing county, it delivered a 14-point Republican margin in 2024 after voting much closer in earlier cycles.

The Democratic margin in LaPorte County has rarely exceeded twenty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-four points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by fourteen points.

LaPorte County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 78% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $71,055 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grant County and Whiteside County.

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