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1876–2024
Montgomery County, Indiana
Montgomery County·Indiana

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

One of Indiana's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Montgomery County, Indiana · NathanielCwebb1996 · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+48
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
38,312
2024 ACS
Most similar
Huntington County
IN · similarity 1.00
27 precincts · 16,627 votes cast
Trump · R+48
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−48.0%
4,13412,12216,627
2020R
−49.1%
4,21312,65917,198
2016R
−50.4%
3,36211,05115,264
2012R
−38.5%
4,2719,82414,440
2008R
−19.9%
6,0139,06015,285
2004R
−50.6%
3,53610,90114,548
2000R
−38.1%
3,8998,89113,101
1996R
−29.0%
3,8257,70513,397
1992R
−29.1%
3,3717,60214,564
1988R
−49.5%
3,62310,79314,472
1984R
−50.5%
3,62611,11914,834
1980R
−38.7%
4,1589,93614,917
1976R
−27.8%
5,3209,50915,092
1972R
−52.3%
3,43110,99714,471
1968R
−28.6%
4,7529,08515,175
1964D
+1.4%
8,0427,82315,930
1960R
−33.2%
5,47710,95716,511
1956R
−31.2%
5,44310,41815,927
1952R
−32.3%
5,38610,56916,041
1948R
−17.7%
5,4927,89013,537
1944R
−19.3%
5,6208,31913,999
1940R
−10.0%
6,9948,55415,616
1936D
+4.4%
8,0537,36915,549
1932D
+11.3%
8,0776,41714,704
1928R
−28.0%
4,9608,86313,915
1924R
−18.6%
5,7088,36614,295
1920R
−10.1%
7,1598,79216,135
1916R
−2.2%
4,1074,3008,711
1912D
+13.1%
3,8212,7478,216
1908R
−2.2%
4,2274,4278,919
1904R
−10.3%
3,7474,6478,751
1900R
−4.6%
4,1024,5078,803
1896R
−2.0%
4,1834,3538,603
1892D
+0.1%
3,8413,8377,868
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
0.9%
African American
0.8%
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
Other Christian
18.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.3%
Methodist
3.8%
Baptist
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Montgomery County delivered an R+48.2 margin in the 2024 presidential race, reflecting a rural west-central Indiana electorate that has shifted decisively toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Montgomery County reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was forty-eight points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Montgomery County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,479, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 38,312 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 Huntington County and Lebanon County.