Switzerland County, Indiana

2024 results by precinct

12 precincts · 4,258 votes cast

Trump · R+57

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−57.4%	873	3,319	4,258
2020	R	−52.2%	964	3,133	4,154
2016	R	−43.9%	930	2,558	3,709
2012	R	−12.8%	1,437	1,872	3,397
2008	R	−8.3%	1,638	1,940	3,640
2004	R	−18.6%	1,479	2,161	3,671
2000	R	−15.3%	1,336	1,831	3,239
1996	D	+7.2%	1,496	1,266	3,187
1992	D	+9.6%	1,535	1,211	3,388
1988	R	−3.0%	1,479	1,572	3,059
1984	R	−11.1%	1,484	1,857	3,347
1980	D	+3.6%	1,704	1,584	3,360
1976	D	+23.5%	2,150	1,329	3,491
1972	R	−7.4%	1,612	1,872	3,497
1968	R	−1.4%	1,466	1,515	3,438
1964	D	+23.1%	2,231	1,390	3,640
1960	D	+0.7%	1,955	1,929	3,905
1956	D	+1.0%	2,114	2,074	4,209
1952	D	+2.3%	2,167	2,070	4,275
1948	D	+12.6%	2,375	1,839	4,247
1944	D	+4.0%	2,191	2,019	4,267
1940	D	+7.5%	2,659	2,285	4,966
1936	D	+12.4%	2,840	2,212	5,066
1932	D	+20.4%	2,981	1,953	5,035
1928	R	−18.2%	1,805	2,617	4,464
1924	D	+1.4%	2,414	2,346	4,858
1920	R	−2.2%	2,412	2,525	5,038
1916	D	+8.4%	1,446	1,214	2,756
1912	D	+15.9%	1,342	882	2,900
1908	D	+3.0%	1,537	1,444	3,055
1904	D	+3.0%	1,554	1,461	3,077
1900	D	+2.4%	1,713	1,631	3,363
1896	D	+3.1%	1,742	1,637	3,391
1892	D	+2.9%	1,589	1,497	3,157
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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.3%

85+

1.2%

2.3%

75–84

2.6%

5.9%

65–74

5.5%

7.6%

55–64

6.9%

6.6%

45–54

6.1%

6.0%

35–44

6.4%

5.9%

25–34

5.0%

3.7%

18–24

3.4%

9.3%

5–17

8.7%

2.9%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,343

Switzerland County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Switzerland County$65,343

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

Baptist

12.7%

Other Christian

9.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

1.5%

Methodist

1.4%

Mainline Protestant

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Switzerland County's small, rural population along the Ohio River has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting a broader shift in agrarian river-bottom communities away from competitive two-party voting.

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

Switzerland County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,343, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 9,909 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 Taylor County and Clearwater County.

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