Wells County, Indiana

2024 results by precinct

22 precincts · 14,136 votes cast

Trump · R+58

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−57.7%	2,850	11,006	14,136
2020	R	−56.4%	2,928	10,855	14,050
2016	R	−55.8%	2,585	9,999	13,280
2012	R	−44.9%	3,436	9,256	12,952
2008	R	−31.4%	4,403	8,504	13,073
2004	R	−49.0%	3,112	9,168	12,354
2000	R	−39.3%	3,319	7,755	11,281
1996	R	−22.8%	3,752	6,322	11,294
1992	R	−20.9%	3,282	5,799	12,039
1988	R	−38.2%	3,437	7,712	11,188
1984	R	−39.4%	3,274	7,579	10,920
1980	R	−20.1%	3,760	5,864	10,445
1976	R	−13.5%	4,250	5,596	9,934
1972	R	−32.6%	3,244	6,425	9,769
1968	R	−15.2%	3,827	5,361	10,101
1964	D	+19.2%	5,945	4,018	10,055
1960	R	−18.6%	4,128	6,034	10,242
1956	R	−17.6%	3,984	5,703	9,778
1952	R	−14.7%	3,963	5,380	9,633
1948	D	+4.8%	4,726	4,288	9,094
1944	R	−2.5%	4,475	4,708	9,410
1940	D	+3.3%	5,236	4,898	10,257
1936	D	+26.2%	6,189	3,606	9,854
1932	D	+33.2%	6,236	3,073	9,528
1928	D	+1.2%	4,246	4,142	8,465
1924	D	+6.9%	4,537	3,932	8,754
1920	D	+2.4%	4,653	4,430	9,305
1916	D	+18.8%	2,928	1,947	5,226
1912	D	+38.3%	2,760	812	5,092
1908	D	+19.1%	3,345	2,185	6,083
1904	D	+8.9%	3,127	2,565	6,296
1900	D	+21.4%	3,599	2,290	6,106
1896	D	+25.1%	3,728	2,212	6,038
1892	D	+21.5%	2,725	1,668	4,921
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%

Irish

0.5%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.9%

2.0%

75–84

2.7%

5.3%

65–74

5.7%

6.7%

55–64

6.6%

5.8%

45–54

5.6%

6.2%

35–44

6.0%

25–34

5.7%

4.3%

18–24

3.7%

9.6%

5–17

9.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,957

Wells County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Wells County$71,957

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.2%

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

Other Christian

22.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

8.5%

Baptist

8.2%

Mainline Protestant

4.9%

Methodist

3.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wells County delivered a 57.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-red tilt of rural northeast Indiana's agricultural communities, where third-party and Democratic vote shares have narrowed steadily over successive election cycles.

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

Wells County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,957, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 28,420 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 Adams County and Lycoming County.

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