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1876–2024
Monroe County, Indiana
Monroe County·Indiana

Monroe County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Indiana's sharpest Democratic overperformances, anchored by a flagship university

18762024·38 elections
Monroe County, Indiana · Nyttend · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+27
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
140,965
2024 ACS
Most similar
Eagle County
CO · similarity 0.99
83 precincts · 59,602 votes cast
Harris · D+27
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+27.2%
37,21321,00459,602
2020D
+28.2%
39,86122,07163,151
2016D
+23.4%
34,18320,52758,356
2012D
+19.1%
33,43622,48157,223
2008D
+32.2%
41,45021,11863,215
2004D
+8.2%
26,96522,83450,467
2000R
−4.0%
17,52319,14740,220
1996D
+4.5%
18,53116,74439,609
1992D
+7.0%
19,71216,66143,587
1988R
−13.2%
15,85520,75637,038
1984R
−19.2%
14,71921,77236,826
1980R
−13.3%
13,31618,23336,894
1976R
−6.5%
16,60918,93835,695
1972R
−13.2%
15,24119,95335,596
1968R
−10.9%
10,78913,75227,080
1964D
+7.2%
11,91810,30922,372
1960R
−31.5%
7,53514,51322,184
1956R
−26.1%
7,73213,22321,015
1952R
−21.7%
7,74512,07219,925
1948R
−12.6%
7,3759,57917,532
1944R
−13.5%
6,8098,99316,125
1940R
−11.9%
8,11710,31118,499
1936D
+2.1%
9,2208,84218,110
1932D
+4.4%
8,4787,75916,497
1928R
−34.4%
4,3178,88313,259
1924R
−13.8%
4,6896,24711,312
1920R
−8.4%
4,7515,63310,500
1916R
−3.9%
2,7963,0336,029
1912D
+18.3%
2,3961,3885,511
1908R
−4.6%
2,7803,0515,926
1904R
−13.9%
2,2863,0425,451
1900R
−7.4%
2,3972,7885,292
1896R
−1.8%
2,4222,5105,000
1892R
−1.8%
1,9372,0174,396
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%
African American
2.8%
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
Other Christian
13.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.4%
Methodist
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Non-Christian
1.7%
Baptist
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Indiana University's main campus in Bloomington, Monroe County posts Democratic presidential margins that stand well outside Indiana's statewide norm, reflecting the outsized electoral influence of a large college-town population.

The Democratic margin in Monroe County reached its widest at thirty-two points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points — still decisive.

Monroe County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,868, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 140,965 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 Eagle County and Kalamazoo County.