Starke County, Indiana: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Republican peak: R+52 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,3652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,9602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Renville County, MN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Starke CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Starke County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,436 | 7,889 | 10,478 | ||
| R | 2,650 | 7,466 | 10,290 | ||
| R | 2,489 | 6,367 | 9,316 | ||
| R | 3,809 | 4,738 | 8,769 | ||
| D | 4,778 | 4,473 | 9,466 | ||
| R | 3,987 | 4,846 | 8,937 | ||
| R | 4,136 | 4,349 | 8,701 | ||
| D | 3,854 | 3,108 | 8,150 | ||
| D | 3,695 | 3,100 | 8,758 | ||
| R | 4,104 | 4,458 | 8,606 | ||
| R | 3,674 | 5,104 | 8,889 | ||
| R | 3,615 | 5,035 | 9,110 | ||
| D | 4,753 | 4,354 | 9,241 | ||
| R | 2,994 | 5,520 | 8,567 | ||
| R | 3,208 | 4,011 | 8,365 | ||
| D | 4,838 | 3,466 | 8,321 | ||
| R | 3,995 | 4,592 | 8,619 | ||
| R | 3,349 | 5,063 | 8,447 | ||
| R | 3,274 | 4,871 | 8,196 | ||
| R | 3,312 | 3,518 | 6,960 | ||
| R | 2,791 | 3,574 | 6,415 | ||
| R | 2,917 | 3,473 | 6,412 | ||
| D | 3,143 | 2,846 | 6,032 | ||
| D | 3,420 | 2,449 | 6,010 | ||
| R | 2,016 | 2,759 | 4,813 | ||
| R | 1,555 | 2,329 | 4,394 | ||
| R | 1,467 | 2,683 | 4,264 | ||
| R | 1,334 | 1,550 | 2,969 | ||
| D | 1,208 | 787 | 2,800 | ||
| R | 1,305 | 1,521 | 2,915 | ||
| R | 1,134 | 1,523 | 2,796 | ||
| R | 1,315 | 1,340 | 2,704 | ||
| R | 1,214 | 1,289 | 2,527 | ||
| D | 1,003 | 850 | 1,917 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.3%
Irish
12.5%
English
9.8%
American
5.3%
Polish
4.6%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
1.8%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,960
Starke County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Starke County$63,960
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.0%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.8%
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Starke County's agricultural flatlands and small-town demographic profile have pushed its presidential margins steadily rightward over the past decade, reaching R+52 in 2024 — roughly double its spread from 2012.
The Republican margin in Starke County reached its widest at fifty-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,960, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 23,365 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 Renville County and Oconto County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Starke County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Starke County, Indiana voted Republican by 52.0 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,478 votes cast, 2,436 went Democratic and 7,889 went Republican.
What is Starke County, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Starke County, Indiana as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Starke County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Starke County, Indiana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Starke County, Indiana?
Starke County, Indiana has a population of 23,365 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Starke County, Indiana?
Median household income in Starke County, Indiana is $63,960 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Starke County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Starke County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.