Akashic

county

White County, IN

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German23.9%19.5%12.5%

Irish13.7%10.1%9.4%

English10.2%11.3%9.5%

American6.7%6.9%5.3%

Polish2.7%2.6%2.2%

Dutch2.5%——

French2.3%1.3%1.6%

Italian1.9%2.4%4.8%

Salvadoran4.7%0.2%0.7%

Mexican4.4%5.7%11.3%

Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%

Nicaraguan0.2%——

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	White County	Indiana	United States
Median age	42.8	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.5%	9.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	21.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	White County	Indiana	United States
Median household income	$67,303	$71,957	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.2%	12.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	19.2%	29.7%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	White County	Indiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	8.4%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	7.0%	5.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	White County	Indiana	United States
Catholic	8.4%	11.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	10.8%	18.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	67.2%	57.9%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	12.3%	7.1%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 62.2% of 18,063 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic26.4%2,945TrumpRepublican71.4%7,969KennedyIndependent1.4%159

R+45.0

Lead: 5,024
Total: 11,163
vs nation: R+43.5
Turnout: 62.2%

BidenDemocratic27.2%3,032TrumpRepublican71.3%7,957JorgensenLibertarian1.5%170

R+44.1

Lead: 4,925
Total: 11,166
vs nation: R+48.6
Turnout: 63.5%

ClintonDemocratic25.7%2,563TrumpRepublican68.2%6,813JohnsonLibertarian5.3%530

R+42.5

Lead: 4,250
Total: 9,990
vs nation: R+44.6
Turnout: 59.7%

ObamaDemocratic36.6%3,637RomneyRepublican60.1%5,970JohnsonLibertarian3.0%296

R+23.5

Lead: 2,333
Total: 9,935
vs nation: R+27.3
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic44.9%4,839McCainRepublican53.2%5,731OtherAll other candidates1.8%197

R+8.3

Lead: 892
Total: 10,767
vs nation: R+15.6
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic31.6%3,277BushRepublican67.3%6,974OtherAll other candidates1.1%115

R+35.7

Lead: 3,697
Total: 10,366
vs nation: R+33.2
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic36.9%3,655BushRepublican61.0%6,037OtherAll other candidates2.1%212

R+24.1

Lead: 2,382
Total: 9,904
vs nation: R+24.6
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic35.0%3,396DoleRepublican47.9%4,642PerotReform16.6%1,610

R+12.8

Lead: 1,246
Total: 9,698
vs nation: R+21.4
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+45.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 24,7172024 5-year
Median household income: $67,3032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.8%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+17.4 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46.8 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Carroll County, IN · twin score 92.2

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 62.2%11,236 participants ÷ 18,063 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +25.8 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: +0.7 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 36.4%–50.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	10,650	17,853	59.7%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	10,932	17,755	61.6%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	11,315	17,809	63.5%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	6,838	18,129	37.7%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	11,236	18,063	62.2%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

42 precincts · 11,176 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

White County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -LIBERTYLIBERTY	248	896	17	1,161	21.4%	77.2%	R+55.8
Precinct -MONONMONON	275	790	21	1,086	25.3%	72.7%	R+47.4
Precinct -PRAIRIE 2PRAIRIE 2	270	721	21	1,012	26.7%	71.2%	R+44.6
Precinct -UNION 1UNION 1	264	637	21	922	28.6%	69.1%	R+40.5
Precinct -UNION 2UNION 2	186	564	18	768	24.2%	73.4%	R+49.2
Precinct -UNION 3UNION 3	218	520	18	756	28.8%	68.8%	R+39.9
Precinct -PRAIRIE 1PRAIRIE 1	228	454	13	695	32.8%	65.3%	R+32.5
Precinct -PRINCETONPRINCETON	137	543	13	693	19.8%	78.4%	R+58.6
Precinct -UNION 7UNION 7	201	388	24	613	32.8%	63.3%	R+30.5
Precinct -UNION 4UNION 4	213	321	11	545	39.1%	58.9%	R+19.8
Precinct -HONEY CREEKHONEY CREEK	113	373	18	504	22.4%	74.0%	R+51.6
Precinct -UNION 6UNION 6	168	319	13	500	33.6%	63.8%	R+30.2
Precinct -BIG CREEKBIG CREEK	105	329	13	447	23.5%	73.6%	R+50.1
Precinct -UNION 5UNION 5	120	248	12	380	31.6%	65.3%	R+33.7
Precinct -LINCOLNLINCOLN	52	208	8	268	19.4%	77.6%	R+58.2
Precinct -CASSCASS	42	210	8	260	16.2%	80.8%	R+64.6
Precinct -JACKSONJACKSON	50	199	6	255	19.6%	78.0%	R+58.4
Precinct -WEST POINT 1WEST POINT 1	21	144	6	171	12.3%	84.2%	R+71.9
Precinct -ROUND GROVE 1ROUND GROVE 1	34	105	1	140	24.3%	75.0%	R+50.7
BIG CREEK 118_1818100010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
CASS 118_1818100020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
HONEY CREEK 118_1818100030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
JACKSON 118_1818100040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
LIBERTY 118_1818100050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
LIBERTY 218_1818100060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
LINCOLN 118_1818100070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
MONON 118_1818100080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
MONON 218_1818100090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
MONON 318_1818100100	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRAIRIE 118_1818100110	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRAIRIE 218_1818100120	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRINCETON 118_1818100130	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PRINCETON 218_1818100140	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
ROUND GROVE 118_1818100150	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
UNION 118_1818100160	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
UNION 218_1818100170	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
UNION 318_1818100180	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
UNION 418_1818100190	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
UNION 518_1818100200	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
UNION 618_1818100210	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
UNION 718_1818100220	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
WEST POINT 118_1818100240	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+2.2%
1896	+3.1%
1900	−1.0%
1904	−11.5%
1908	−2.0%
1912	+9.6%
1916	−3.7%
1920	−18.0%
1924	−16.8%
1928	−20.6%
1932	+17.4%
1936	+6.7%
1940	−10.8%
1944	−17.0%
1948	−12.1%
1952	−35.7%
1956	−35.1%
1960	−26.0%
1964	+3.7%
1968	−24.6%
1972	−46.8%
1976	−22.4%
1980	−34.6%
1984	−39.3%
1988	−31.2%
1992	−16.0%
1996	−12.8%
2000	−24.1%
2004	−35.7%
2008	−8.3%
2012	−23.5%
2016	−42.5%
2020	−44.1%
2024	−45.0%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	26.4%Harris2,945	71.4%Trump7,969	1.4%Kennedy159 +2	R+45.0	R+0.9	R+43.5	11,163
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican71.4%7,969 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.4%2,945 Robert F KennedyIndependent1.4%159 Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%89 OtherAll other candidates0.0%1
2020	R	27.2%Biden3,032	71.3%Trump7,957	1.5%Jorgensen170	R+44.1	R+1.6	R+48.6	11,166
2016	R	25.7%Clinton2,563	68.2%Trump6,813	5.3%Johnson530	R+42.5	R+19.1	R+44.6	9,990
2012	R	36.6%Obama3,637	60.1%Romney5,970	3.0%Johnson296	R+23.5	R+15.2	R+27.3	9,935
2008	R	44.9%Obama4,839	53.2%McCain5,731	1.8%	R+8.3	D+27.4	R+15.6	10,767
2004	R	31.6%Kerry3,277	67.3%Bush6,974	1.1%	R+35.7	R+11.6	R+33.2	10,366
2000	R	36.9%Gore3,655	61.0%Bush6,037	2.1%	R+24.1	R+11.2	R+24.6	9,904
1996	R	35.0%Clinton3,396	47.9%Dole4,642	16.6%Perot1,610	R+12.8	D+3.1	R+21.4	9,698
1992	R	29.2%Clinton2,988	45.2%Bush4,622	25.3%Perot2,582	R+16.0	D+15.2	R+21.5	10,221
1988	R	34.2%Dukakis3,256	65.4%Bush6,220	0.4%	R+31.2	D+8.1	R+23.4	9,513
1984	R	30.1%Mondale3,157	69.3%Reagan7,279	0.6%	R+39.3	R+4.7	R+21.0	10,499
1980	R	29.9%Carter3,247	64.5%Reagan6,999	5.6%	R+34.6	R+12.2	R+24.8	10,855
1976	R	38.2%Carter3,963	60.6%Ford6,287	1.1%	R+22.4	D+24.4	R+24.5	10,369
1972	R	26.4%McGovern2,675	73.2%Nixon7,419	0.4%	R+46.8	R+22.2	R+23.6	10,137
1968	R	32.9%Humphrey3,395	57.6%Nixon5,932	9.5%	R+24.6	R+28.4	R+23.9	10,305
1964	D	51.7%Johnson5,407	48.0%Goldwater5,015	0.3%	D+3.7	D+29.8	R+18.8	10,455
1960	R	36.9%Kennedy3,914	62.9%Nixon6,678	0.2%	R+26.0	D+9.0	R+26.2	10,612
1956	R	32.4%Stevenson3,219	67.4%Eisenhower6,708	0.2%	R+35.1	D+0.6	R+19.7	9,949
1952	R	31.9%Stevenson3,211	67.6%Eisenhower6,795	0.5%	R+35.7	R+23.6	R+24.9	10,052
1948	R	43.7%Truman3,849	55.7%Dewey4,911	0.6%	R+12.1	D+4.9	R+16.5	8,813
1944	R	41.3%Roosevelt3,570	58.3%Dewey5,039	0.5%	R+17.0	R+6.2	R+24.5	8,650
1940	R	44.4%Roosevelt4,176	55.1%Willkie5,189	0.5%	R+10.8	R+17.4	R+20.7	9,409
1936	D	52.6%Roosevelt4,863	45.9%Landon4,245	1.5%	D+6.7	R+10.7	R+17.6	9,250
1932	D	57.9%Roosevelt4,976	40.5%Hoover3,484	1.5%	D+17.4	D+37.9	R+0.4	8,592
1928	R	39.4%Smith2,980	60.0%Hoover4,534	0.6%	R+20.6	R+3.7	R+3.1	7,556
1924	R	39.5%Davis3,138	56.4%Coolidge4,475	3.8%La Follette305	R+16.8	D+1.1	D+8.3	7,940
1920	R	40.6%Cox3,375	58.6%Harding4,871	0.9%	R+18.0	R+14.3	D+8.2	8,317
1916	R	46.9%Wilson2,262	50.7%Hughes2,442	2.4%	R+3.7	R+13.3	R+6.9	4,820
1912	D	44.4%Wilson2,059	34.8%Taft1,613	20.8%	D+9.6	D+11.6	R+9.9	4,639
1908	R	47.3%Bryan2,326	49.3%Taft2,423	3.5%	R+2.0	D+9.6	D+7.6	4,919
1904	R	41.5%Parker2,096	53.0%Roosevelt2,679	5.5%	R+11.5	R+10.5	D+8.1	5,053
1900	R	48.1%Bryan2,510	49.1%McKinley2,562	2.7%	R+1.0	R+4.1	D+6.6	5,215
1896	D	50.6%Bryan2,537	47.6%McKinley2,383	1.8%	D+3.1	D+0.9	D+9.2	5,009
1892	D	46.2%Cleveland1,896	44.0%Harrison1,807	9.7%	D+2.2	—	D+0.5	4,103
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 1 House · 36 Senate · 3 Senate special · 13 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2018	R	29.6%2,497	70.4%5,928	8,425

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	24.4%2,650	72.8%7,900	10,859
2018Class I	R	32.2%Joe Donnelly2,736	60.1%Mike Braun5,100	8,490
2016Class III	R	32.3%Evan Bayh3,255	60.8%Todd Young6,128	10,083
2012Class I	R	43.9%Joe Donnelly4,291	46.3%Richard Mourdock4,526	9,785
2010Class III	R	32.0%Brad Ellsworth2,377	59.1%Dan Coats4,393	7,432
2006Class I	R	0.0%None0	86.4%Richard Lugar5,930	6,865
2004Class III	D	64.3%Evan Bayh6,667	34.6%Marvin Scott3,589	10,364
2000Class I	R	24.0%David L. Johnson2,360	74.3%Richard Lugar7,310	9,839
1998Class III	D	68.2%Evan Bayh5,791	30.5%Paul Helmke2,592	8,486
1994Class I	R	34.2%Jim Jontz2,432	62.8%Richard Lugar4,466	7,107
1992Class III	R	38.8%Joseph H. Hogsett3,895	58.7%Dan Coats5,893	10,037
1988Class I	R	24.7%Jack Wickes2,169	75.3%Richard Lugar6,604	8,773
1986Class III	R	33.3%Jill Long2,624	65.6%Dan Quayle5,168	7,873
1982Class I	R	43.2%Floyd Fithian4,160	55.9%Richard Lugar5,385	9,638
1980Class III	R	39.4%Birch Bayh4,237	60.6%Dan Quayle6,510	10,747
1976Class I	R	33.7%R. Vance Hartke3,456	65.1%Richard Lugar6,674	10,248
1974Class III	D	48.5%Birch Bayh4,452	48.2%Richard Lugar4,423	9,180
1970Class I	R	43.5%R. Vance Hartke3,872	56.5%Richard L. Roudebush5,036	8,908
1968Class III	R	49.4%Birch Bayh5,048	50.6%William Ruckelshaus5,175	10,223
1964Class I	R	48.5%R. Vance Hartke5,035	51.4%D. Russell Bontrager5,334	10,382
1962Class III	R	45.9%Birch Bayh4,488	54.1%Homer E. Capehart5,280	9,768
1958Class I	D	51.2%R. Vance Hartke4,825	47.6%Harold W. Handley4,480	9,419
1956Class III	R	40.2%Claude R. Wickard3,985	59.5%Homer E. Capehart5,899	9,915
1952Class I	R	40.7%Henry F. Schricker4,070	59.0%William E. Jenner5,906	10,011
1950Class III	R	42.7%Alex M. Campbell3,982	56.9%Homer E. Capehart5,308	9,333
1946Class I	R	41.7%M. Clifford Townsend3,058	57.5%William E. Jenner4,212	7,329
1944Class III	R	43.8%Henry F. Schricker3,709	55.7%Homer E. Capehart4,710	8,459
1938Class III	R	48.1%Frederick Van Nuys4,239	51.4%Raymond E. Willis4,530	8,811
1934Class I	R	48.5%Sherman Minton4,250	51.0%Arthur R. Robinson4,467	8,767
1932Class III	D	58.4%Frederick Van Nuys4,957	40.3%James E. Watson3,417	8,481
1928Class I	R	44.3%Albert Stump3,325	55.2%Arthur R. Robinson4,144	7,506
1926Class III	R	49.2%Albert Stump3,677	50.0%James E. Watson3,737	7,481
1922Class I	R	49.7%Samuel M. Ralston4,122	50.2%Albert J. Beveridge4,162	8,291
1920Class III	R	40.9%Thomas Taggart3,356	58.3%James E. Watson4,793	8,215
1916Class I	R	46.8%John W. Kern2,197	51.0%Harry S. New2,395	4,696
1914Class III	D	41.9%Benjamin F. Shively1,987	40.2%Hugh Miller1,903	4,739

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
1990Special · Class III	R	41.3%Baron P. Hill3,286	58.7%Dan Coats4,675	7,961
1926Special · Class I	R	48.3%Evans Woollen3,515	50.7%Arthur R. Robinson3,692	7,276
1916Special · Class III	R	46.8%Thomas Taggart2,196	50.9%James E. Watson2,392	4,695

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	29.0%Jennifer G McCormick3,169	63.6%Mike Braun6,947	10,926
2020	R	17.8%Woodrow "Woody" Myers1,978	65.8%Eric Holcomb7,334	11,138
2016	R	35.7%John R. Gregg3,586	60.5%Eric Holcomb6,074	10,045
2012	R	43.3%John R. Gregg4,281	50.9%Mike Pence5,032	9,883
2008	R	35.6%Jill Long Thompson3,845	61.3%Mitch Daniels6,620	10,808
2004	R	40.9%Joe Kernan4,260	57.5%Mitch Daniels5,980	10,408
2000	D	54.6%Frank O'Bannon5,385	43.9%David McIntosh4,328	9,867
1996	R	45.5%Frank O'Bannon4,374	51.9%Steve Goldsmith4,988	9,608
1992	D	59.1%Evan Bayh5,800	39.3%Linley E. Pearson3,862	9,819
1988	D	52.1%Evan Bayh4,979	47.9%John Mutz4,585	9,564
1984	R	49.2%Wayne Townsend5,158	50.3%Robert D. Orr5,269	10,482
1980	R	32.9%John A. Hillenbrand II3,452	66.7%Robert D. Orr6,992	10,479
1976	R	31.0%Larry A. Conrad3,142	68.4%Otis Bowen6,927	10,134

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in White County, IN
Year	Total registered
2016	17,387
2018	15,936
2020	16,711
2022	17,425
2024	17,036

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

−109 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −1,003 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $55,725 in average income, against $74,825 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+20.3 on average — 25 points more Democratic-leaning than White County, IN itself (R+45.0).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Tippecanoe County, IN186R+0.1
Carroll County, IN81R+52.1
Jasper County, IN36R+54.3
Cass County, IN28R+46.2
Cook County, IL23D+41.6
Pulaski County, IN20R+53.7

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Tippecanoe County, IN151
Carroll County, IN85
Cass County, IN39
Jasper County, IN29
Pulaski County, IN23

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in White County, IN in White County, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−114
2012	−186
2013	−60
2014	−21
2015	−140
2016	−245
2017	+55
2018	−65
2019	−66
2021	+9
2022	−38
2023	+65
2024	−88
2025	−109

White County, anchored by the small city of Monticello on the Tippecanoe River, has shifted steadily toward supermajority Republican margins over the past two decades, reflecting a broader rural realignment across the upper Midwest.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 46.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.0 points.

A population of 24,717, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,303 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carroll County and Fulton County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Carroll County

Indiana

92.2twin score

elasticity2004 margin12-yr trend≠ Scottish ancestry

Fulton County

Indiana

91.6twin score

elasticity% unaffiliated2004–2020 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry

Rush County

Indiana

91.5twin score

elasticity% unaffiliated2004 margin≠ English ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Cities & towns in White County

Monticello

R+29

5.5K residents

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Frequently asked questions

How did White County, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, White County, Indiana voted Republican by 45.0 points (R+45.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,163 votes cast, 2,945 went Democratic and 7,969 went Republican.

When did White County, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which White County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in White County, Indiana?

White County, Indiana has a population of 24,717 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in White County, Indiana?

Median household income in White County, Indiana is $67,303 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of White County, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in White County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.

Measure

White County

Indiana

United States

Median age

42.8

38.2

39.1

Age 18–24

7.5%

9.6%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

21.1%

16.7%

17.2%

Measure

White County

Indiana

United States

Median household income

$67,303

$71,957

$84,427

Poverty rate

10.2%

12.4%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

19.2%

29.7%

35.6%

Measure

White County

Indiana

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

8.4%

10.4%

22.3%

Spanish

7.0%

5.5%

13.6%

Measure

White County

Indiana

United States

Catholic

8.4%

11.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

10.8%

18.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

67.2%

57.9%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

12.3%

7.1%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+45.0MIT Election Lab

Population

24,7172024 5-year

Median household income

$67,3032024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

85.8%2024 5-year

Black

0.5%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

10.7%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+17.4 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+46.8 in 1972MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Carroll County, IN · twin score 92.2

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

10,650

17,853

59.7%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

10,932

17,755

61.6%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

11,315

17,809

63.5%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

6,838

18,129

37.7%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

11,236

18,063

62.2%

A/A

White County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -LIBERTYLIBERTY

248

896

1,161

21.4%

77.2%

R+55.8

Precinct -MONONMONON

275

790

1,086

25.3%

72.7%

R+47.4

Precinct -PRAIRIE 2PRAIRIE 2

270

721

1,012

26.7%

71.2%

R+44.6

Precinct -UNION 1UNION 1

264

637

922

28.6%

69.1%

R+40.5

Precinct -UNION 2UNION 2

186

564

768

24.2%

73.4%

R+49.2

Precinct -UNION 3UNION 3

218

520

756

28.8%

68.8%

R+39.9

Precinct -PRAIRIE 1PRAIRIE 1

228

454

695

32.8%

65.3%

R+32.5

Precinct -PRINCETONPRINCETON

137

543

693

19.8%

78.4%

R+58.6

Precinct -UNION 7UNION 7

201

388

613

32.8%

63.3%

R+30.5

Precinct -UNION 4UNION 4

213

321

545

39.1%

58.9%

R+19.8

Precinct -HONEY CREEKHONEY CREEK

113

373

504

22.4%

74.0%

R+51.6

Precinct -UNION 6UNION 6

168

319

500

33.6%

63.8%

R+30.2

Precinct -BIG CREEKBIG CREEK

105

329

447

23.5%

73.6%

R+50.1

Precinct -UNION 5UNION 5

120

248

380

31.6%

65.3%

R+33.7

Precinct -LINCOLNLINCOLN

208

268

19.4%

77.6%

R+58.2

Precinct -CASSCASS

210

260

16.2%

80.8%

R+64.6

Precinct -JACKSONJACKSON

199

255

19.6%

78.0%

R+58.4

Precinct -WEST POINT 1WEST POINT 1

144

171

12.3%

84.2%

R+71.9

Precinct -ROUND GROVE 1ROUND GROVE 1

105

140

24.3%

75.0%

R+50.7

BIG CREEK 118_1818100010

—

No votes

CASS 118_1818100020

—

No votes

HONEY CREEK 118_1818100030

—

No votes

JACKSON 118_1818100040

—

No votes

LIBERTY 118_1818100050

—

No votes

LIBERTY 218_1818100060

—

No votes

LINCOLN 118_1818100070

—

No votes

MONON 118_1818100080

—

No votes

MONON 218_1818100090

—

No votes

MONON 318_1818100100

—

No votes

PRAIRIE 118_1818100110

—

No votes

PRAIRIE 218_1818100120

—

No votes

PRINCETON 118_1818100130

—

No votes

PRINCETON 218_1818100140

—

No votes

ROUND GROVE 118_1818100150

—

No votes

UNION 118_1818100160

—

No votes

UNION 218_1818100170

—

No votes

UNION 318_1818100180

—

No votes

UNION 418_1818100190

—

No votes

UNION 518_1818100200

—

No votes

UNION 618_1818100210

—

No votes

UNION 718_1818100220

—

No votes

WEST POINT 118_1818100240

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+2.2%
1896	+3.1%
1900	−1.0%
1904	−11.5%
1908	−2.0%
1912	+9.6%
1916	−3.7%
1920	−18.0%
1924	−16.8%
1928	−20.6%
1932	+17.4%
1936	+6.7%
1940	−10.8%
1944	−17.0%
1948	−12.1%
1952	−35.7%
1956	−35.1%
1960	−26.0%
1964	+3.7%
1968	−24.6%
1972	−46.8%
1976	−22.4%
1980	−34.6%
1984	−39.3%
1988	−31.2%
1992	−16.0%
1996	−12.8%
2000	−24.1%
2004	−35.7%
2008	−8.3%
2012	−23.5%
2016	−42.5%
2020	−44.1%
2024	−45.0%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

26.4%Harris2,945

71.4%Trump7,969

1.4%Kennedy159 +2

R+45.0

R+0.9

R+43.5

11,163

All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican71.4%7,969
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.4%2,945
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.4%159
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%89
OtherAll other candidates0.0%1

2020

27.2%Biden3,032

71.3%Trump7,957

1.5%Jorgensen170

R+44.1

R+1.6

R+48.6

11,166

2016

25.7%Clinton2,563

68.2%Trump6,813

5.3%Johnson530

R+42.5

R+19.1

R+44.6

9,990

2012

36.6%Obama3,637

60.1%Romney5,970

3.0%Johnson296

R+23.5

R+15.2

R+27.3

9,935

2008

44.9%Obama4,839

53.2%McCain5,731

1.8%

R+8.3

D+27.4

R+15.6

10,767

2004

31.6%Kerry3,277

67.3%Bush6,974

1.1%

R+35.7

R+11.6

R+33.2

10,366

2000

36.9%Gore3,655

61.0%Bush6,037

2.1%

R+24.1

R+11.2

R+24.6

9,904

1996

35.0%Clinton3,396

47.9%Dole4,642

16.6%Perot1,610

R+12.8

D+3.1

R+21.4

9,698

1992

29.2%Clinton2,988

45.2%Bush4,622

25.3%Perot2,582

R+16.0

D+15.2

R+21.5

10,221

1988

34.2%Dukakis3,256

65.4%Bush6,220

0.4%

R+31.2

D+8.1

R+23.4

9,513

1984

30.1%Mondale3,157

69.3%Reagan7,279

0.6%

R+39.3

R+4.7

R+21.0

10,499

1980

29.9%Carter3,247

64.5%Reagan6,999

5.6%

R+34.6

R+12.2

R+24.8

10,855

1976

38.2%Carter3,963

60.6%Ford6,287

1.1%

R+22.4

D+24.4

R+24.5

10,369

1972

26.4%McGovern2,675

73.2%Nixon7,419

0.4%

R+46.8

R+22.2

R+23.6

10,137

1968

32.9%Humphrey3,395

57.6%Nixon5,932

9.5%

R+24.6

R+28.4

R+23.9

10,305

1964

51.7%Johnson5,407

48.0%Goldwater5,015

0.3%

D+3.7

D+29.8

R+18.8

10,455

1960

36.9%Kennedy3,914

62.9%Nixon6,678

0.2%

R+26.0

D+9.0

R+26.2

10,612

1956

32.4%Stevenson3,219

67.4%Eisenhower6,708

0.2%

R+35.1

D+0.6

R+19.7

9,949

1952

31.9%Stevenson3,211

67.6%Eisenhower6,795

0.5%

R+35.7

R+23.6

R+24.9

10,052

1948

43.7%Truman3,849

55.7%Dewey4,911

0.6%

R+12.1

D+4.9

R+16.5

8,813

1944

41.3%Roosevelt3,570

58.3%Dewey5,039

0.5%

R+17.0

R+6.2

R+24.5

8,650

1940

44.4%Roosevelt4,176

55.1%Willkie5,189

0.5%

R+10.8

R+17.4

R+20.7

9,409

1936

52.6%Roosevelt4,863

45.9%Landon4,245

1.5%

D+6.7

R+10.7

R+17.6

9,250

1932

57.9%Roosevelt4,976

40.5%Hoover3,484

1.5%

D+17.4

D+37.9

R+0.4

8,592

1928

39.4%Smith2,980

60.0%Hoover4,534

0.6%

R+20.6

R+3.7

R+3.1

7,556

1924

39.5%Davis3,138

56.4%Coolidge4,475

3.8%La Follette305

R+16.8

D+1.1

D+8.3

7,940

1920

40.6%Cox3,375

58.6%Harding4,871

0.9%

R+18.0

R+14.3

D+8.2

8,317

1916

46.9%Wilson2,262

50.7%Hughes2,442

2.4%

R+3.7

R+13.3

R+6.9

4,820

1912

44.4%Wilson2,059

34.8%Taft1,613

20.8%

D+9.6

D+11.6

R+9.9

4,639

1908

47.3%Bryan2,326

49.3%Taft2,423

3.5%

R+2.0

D+9.6

D+7.6

4,919

1904

41.5%Parker2,096

53.0%Roosevelt2,679

5.5%

R+11.5

R+10.5

D+8.1

5,053

1900

48.1%Bryan2,510

49.1%McKinley2,562

2.7%

R+1.0

R+4.1

D+6.6

5,215

1896

50.6%Bryan2,537

47.6%McKinley2,383

1.8%

D+3.1

D+0.9

D+9.2

5,009

1892

46.2%Cleveland1,896

44.0%Harrison1,807

9.7%

D+2.2

—

D+0.5

4,103

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2018

29.6%2,497

70.4%5,928

8,425

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

24.4%2,650

72.8%7,900

10,859

2018Class I

32.2%Joe Donnelly2,736

60.1%Mike Braun5,100

8,490

2016Class III

32.3%Evan Bayh3,255

60.8%Todd Young6,128

10,083

2012Class I

43.9%Joe Donnelly4,291

46.3%Richard Mourdock4,526

9,785

2010Class III

32.0%Brad Ellsworth2,377

59.1%Dan Coats4,393

7,432

2006Class I

0.0%None0

86.4%Richard Lugar5,930

6,865

2004Class III

64.3%Evan Bayh6,667

34.6%Marvin Scott3,589

10,364

2000Class I

24.0%David L. Johnson2,360

74.3%Richard Lugar7,310

9,839

1998Class III

68.2%Evan Bayh5,791

30.5%Paul Helmke2,592

8,486

1994Class I

34.2%Jim Jontz2,432

62.8%Richard Lugar4,466

7,107

1992Class III

38.8%Joseph H. Hogsett3,895

58.7%Dan Coats5,893

10,037

1988Class I

24.7%Jack Wickes2,169

75.3%Richard Lugar6,604

8,773

1986Class III

33.3%Jill Long2,624

65.6%Dan Quayle5,168

7,873

1982Class I

43.2%Floyd Fithian4,160

55.9%Richard Lugar5,385

9,638

1980Class III

39.4%Birch Bayh4,237

60.6%Dan Quayle6,510

10,747

1976Class I

33.7%R. Vance Hartke3,456

65.1%Richard Lugar6,674

10,248

1974Class III

48.5%Birch Bayh4,452

48.2%Richard Lugar4,423

9,180

1970Class I

43.5%R. Vance Hartke3,872

56.5%Richard L. Roudebush5,036

8,908

1968Class III

49.4%Birch Bayh5,048

50.6%William Ruckelshaus5,175

10,223

1964Class I

48.5%R. Vance Hartke5,035

51.4%D. Russell Bontrager5,334

10,382

1962Class III

45.9%Birch Bayh4,488

54.1%Homer E. Capehart5,280

9,768

1958Class I

51.2%R. Vance Hartke4,825

47.6%Harold W. Handley4,480

9,419

1956Class III

40.2%Claude R. Wickard3,985

59.5%Homer E. Capehart5,899

9,915

1952Class I

40.7%Henry F. Schricker4,070

59.0%William E. Jenner5,906

10,011

1950Class III

42.7%Alex M. Campbell3,982

56.9%Homer E. Capehart5,308

9,333

1946Class I

41.7%M. Clifford Townsend3,058

57.5%William E. Jenner4,212

7,329

1944Class III

43.8%Henry F. Schricker3,709

55.7%Homer E. Capehart4,710

8,459

1938Class III

48.1%Frederick Van Nuys4,239

51.4%Raymond E. Willis4,530

8,811

1934Class I

48.5%Sherman Minton4,250

51.0%Arthur R. Robinson4,467

8,767

1932Class III

58.4%Frederick Van Nuys4,957

40.3%James E. Watson3,417

8,481

1928Class I

44.3%Albert Stump3,325

55.2%Arthur R. Robinson4,144

7,506

1926Class III

49.2%Albert Stump3,677

50.0%James E. Watson3,737

7,481

1922Class I

49.7%Samuel M. Ralston4,122

50.2%Albert J. Beveridge4,162

8,291

1920Class III

40.9%Thomas Taggart3,356

58.3%James E. Watson4,793

8,215

1916Class I

46.8%John W. Kern2,197

51.0%Harry S. New2,395

4,696

1914Class III

41.9%Benjamin F. Shively1,987

40.2%Hugh Miller1,903

4,739

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

1990Special · Class III

41.3%Baron P. Hill3,286

58.7%Dan Coats4,675

7,961

1926Special · Class I

48.3%Evans Woollen3,515

50.7%Arthur R. Robinson3,692

7,276

1916Special · Class III

46.8%Thomas Taggart2,196

50.9%James E. Watson2,392

4,695

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

29.0%Jennifer G McCormick3,169

63.6%Mike Braun6,947

10,926

2020

17.8%Woodrow "Woody" Myers1,978

65.8%Eric Holcomb7,334

11,138

2016

35.7%John R. Gregg3,586

60.5%Eric Holcomb6,074

10,045

2012

43.3%John R. Gregg4,281

50.9%Mike Pence5,032

9,883

2008

35.6%Jill Long Thompson3,845

61.3%Mitch Daniels6,620

10,808

2004

40.9%Joe Kernan4,260

57.5%Mitch Daniels5,980

10,408

2000

54.6%Frank O'Bannon5,385

43.9%David McIntosh4,328

9,867

1996

45.5%Frank O'Bannon4,374

51.9%Steve Goldsmith4,988

9,608

1992

59.1%Evan Bayh5,800

39.3%Linley E. Pearson3,862

9,819

1988

52.1%Evan Bayh4,979

47.9%John Mutz4,585

9,564

1984

49.2%Wayne Townsend5,158

50.3%Robert D. Orr5,269

10,482

1980

32.9%John A. Hillenbrand II3,452

66.7%Robert D. Orr6,992

10,479

1976

31.0%Larry A. Conrad3,142

68.4%Otis Bowen6,927

10,134

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in White County, IN
Year	Total registered
2016	17,387
2018	15,936
2020	16,711
2022	17,425
2024	17,036

How did White County, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, White County, Indiana voted Republican by 45.0 points (R+45.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,163 votes cast, 2,945 went Democratic and 7,969 went Republican.

When did White County, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which White County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in White County, Indiana?

White County, Indiana has a population of 24,717 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in White County, Indiana?

Median household income in White County, Indiana is $67,303 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of White County, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in White County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.