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1876–2024
Pulaski County, Indiana
Pulaski County·Indiana

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

One of Indiana's most lopsided rural counties in recent cycles

18762024·38 elections
Pulaski County, Indiana · Chris Light · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+54
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
12,441
2024 ACS
Most similar
Burt County
NE · similarity 1.00
15 precincts · 5,763 votes cast
Trump · R+54
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−53.7%
1,2804,3725,763
2020R
−47.9%
1,4634,2465,806
2016R
−46.3%
1,3273,8545,459
2012R
−27.2%
1,8993,3665,399
2008R
−15.5%
2,4663,3885,964
2004R
−36.5%
1,7503,7975,614
2000R
−28.6%
1,9193,4975,518
1996R
−12.7%
2,0102,6935,391
1992R
−12.9%
1,9502,7125,916
1988R
−24.7%
2,2133,6775,917
1984R
−34.7%
2,0084,1676,226
1980R
−28.9%
2,0923,9166,310
1976R
−11.7%
2,8133,5866,615
1972R
−38.7%
1,8634,2436,146
1968R
−21.0%
2,0713,3616,133
1964D
+3.1%
3,4083,2026,634
1960R
−17.1%
2,7463,9056,771
1956R
−25.5%
2,4244,1176,633
1952R
−28.0%
2,2444,0306,387
1948R
−5.1%
2,7363,0395,992
1944R
−12.0%
2,5093,2065,826
1940R
−6.8%
3,0213,4726,588
1936D
+8.1%
3,2742,7806,120
1932D
+18.8%
3,2862,2265,641
1928R
−14.4%
2,0402,7384,852
1924R
−15.6%
1,9532,7254,952
1920R
−10.1%
2,2282,7405,085
1916R
−2.8%
1,3871,4743,150
1912D
+17.7%
1,2507292,936
1908D
+7.7%
1,8321,5613,523
1904R
−2.3%
1,6481,7293,557
1900D
+11.6%
1,9091,5013,529
1896D
+18.4%
1,9641,3453,365
1892D
+13.7%
1,3529862,679
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
Other Christian
14.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.7%
Methodist
5.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.4%
Mainline Protestant
5.2%
Baptist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pulaski County's agricultural flatlands and small-town base produce among the widest presidential margins in the state, with the 2024 result exceeding 53 points — a gap that has widened steadily over the past decade.

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

Pulaski County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,792, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,441 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 Burt County and Carroll County.