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1876–2024
Martin County, Indiana
Martin County·Indiana

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

One of Indiana's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Martin County, Indiana · Charles Edward · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+61
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
9,830
2024 ACS
Most similar
Hampshire County
WV · similarity 1.00
18 precincts · 4,992 votes cast
Trump · R+61
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−60.7%
9333,9614,992
2020R
−58.7%
1,0114,0295,144
2016R
−58.1%
8813,6974,846
2012R
−40.3%
1,3513,2624,743
2008R
−28.9%
1,7063,1224,903
2004R
−37.9%
1,5223,4144,996
2000R
−32.3%
1,5183,0084,609
1996R
−9.2%
1,8482,2814,720
1992R
−9.3%
2,0182,5235,438
1988R
−17.9%
2,1323,0665,219
1984R
−26.7%
1,9373,3635,332
1980R
−10.4%
2,4793,0825,779
1976D
+2.2%
2,8272,7025,565
1972R
−26.3%
2,0213,4705,509
1968R
−3.6%
2,3152,5125,435
1964D
+22.1%
3,1372,0005,146
1960R
−3.2%
2,5852,7565,346
1956R
−11.4%
2,3432,9465,296
1952R
−4.0%
2,5462,7575,332
1948D
+11.0%
2,7882,2305,073
1944D
+1.0%
2,5152,4674,997
1940R
−4.8%
2,6382,9025,551
1936D
+6.1%
2,9232,5835,546
1932D
+18.5%
3,0722,1065,225
1928R
−4.3%
2,2452,4504,722
1924D
+3.8%
2,6692,4705,281
1920R
−5.8%
2,4432,7475,255
1916D
+0.5%
1,5491,5343,135
1912D
+15.4%
1,4409753,020
1908D
+1.9%
1,7331,6673,448
1904R
−6.8%
1,5741,8093,465
1900R
−1.5%
1,6601,7123,431
1896D
+10.7%
1,7191,3843,119
1892D
+3.7%
1,3911,2832,913
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
Catholic & Orthodox
19.1%
Other Christian
9.5%
Methodist
8.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Baptist
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Martin County's heavily rural, forested terrain and small population have long anchored it among Indiana's most one-sided presidential jurisdictions, with the 2024 margin exceeding 60 points in the Republican column.

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

Martin County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,594, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 9,830 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 Hampshire County and Platte County.