Vermillion County, Indiana: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+45 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,4212024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,2002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Yellow Medicine County, MN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Vermillion CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Vermillion 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 |
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| R | 1,928 | 5,174 | 7,266 | ||
| R | 2,145 | 5,184 | 7,481 | ||
| R | 2,081 | 4,513 | 6,973 | ||
| R | 2,979 | 3,426 | 6,603 | ||
| D | 4,003 | 3,010 | 7,135 | ||
| R | 3,424 | 3,536 | 7,017 | ||
| D | 3,370 | 3,130 | 6,633 | ||
| D | 3,251 | 2,334 | 6,653 | ||
| D | 3,652 | 2,360 | 7,832 | ||
| D | 4,044 | 3,674 | 7,772 | ||
| R | 3,666 | 4,428 | 8,154 | ||
| R | 3,793 | 4,195 | 8,400 | ||
| D | 4,791 | 3,674 | 8,538 | ||
| R | 3,515 | 4,764 | 8,323 | ||
| D | 3,845 | 3,607 | 8,637 | ||
| D | 5,957 | 3,397 | 9,382 | ||
| D | 5,391 | 4,798 | 10,227 | ||
| R | 5,149 | 5,352 | 10,533 | ||
| D | 5,708 | 5,283 | 11,043 | ||
| D | 5,426 | 4,685 | 10,404 | ||
| R | 4,912 | 4,998 | 9,963 | ||
| D | 6,174 | 5,716 | 11,973 | ||
| D | 7,188 | 4,320 | 11,635 | ||
| D | 6,390 | 4,115 | 10,872 | ||
| R | 4,793 | 5,192 | 10,100 | ||
| R | 2,779 | 4,489 | 9,135 | ||
| R | 3,218 | 4,916 | 9,439 | ||
| R | 2,343 | 2,607 | 5,978 | ||
| D | 1,780 | 1,621 | 4,839 | ||
| R | 1,844 | 2,568 | 5,052 | ||
| R | 1,437 | 2,724 | 4,587 | ||
| R | 1,799 | 2,322 | 4,279 | ||
| R | 1,814 | 2,141 | 3,994 | ||
| R | 1,437 | 1,723 | 3,435 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.4%
English
12.4%
Irish
9.2%
American
7.6%
Italian
5.1%
French
1.3%
Polish
0.9%
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: 42.7 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
$60,200
Vermillion County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Vermillion County$60,200
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.7%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)19.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Vermillion County sits along the Illinois border in Indiana's west-central coal country, with a population under 17,000. Its R+44.7 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a broader rural realignment that has reshaped once-competitive industrial communities across the region.
The Republican margin in Vermillion County reached its widest at forty-five points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-five points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $60,200, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 15,421 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 Yellow Medicine County and Arenac County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Vermillion County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermillion County, Indiana voted Republican by 44.7 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,266 votes cast, 1,928 went Democratic and 5,174 went Republican.
What is Vermillion County, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Vermillion 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Vermillion County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermillion County, Indiana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Vermillion County, Indiana?
Vermillion County, Indiana has a population of 15,421 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermillion County, Indiana?
Median household income in Vermillion County, Indiana is $60,200 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Vermillion County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermillion County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.