Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
49.8%41,228 participants ÷ 82,716 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+20.0 ptsVolatile
Drop-off vs state
-5.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
29.9%–42.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%
55.0%
33.1%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
41,228
82,716 ± 427
49.8%
Audited
A/A
2022Mid
27,464
83,000 ± 417
33.1%
Audited
A/A
44,250
83,388 ± 398
53.1%
Audited
A/A
2018Mid
45,930
83,446 ± 464
55.0%
Audited
A/A
40,882
83,604 ± 474
48.9%
Audited
A/A
40,005
83,195
48.1%
Derived
—
43,706
81,049
53.9%
Derived
—
39,744
78,903 extrapolated
50.4%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
175 precincts · 40,914 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Vigo County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -RILEY-ARILEY-A
340
695
23
1,058
32.1%
65.7%
R+33.6
Precinct -HONEY CREEK-GHONEY CREEK-G
460
542
21
1,023
45.0%
53.0%
R+8.0
Precinct -08-C08-C
448
508
23
979
45.8%
51.9%
R+6.1
Precinct -09-F09-F
485
472
20
977
49.6%
48.3%
D+1.3
Precinct -OTTER CREEK-AOTTER CREEK-A
271
683
16
970
27.9%
70.4%
R+42.5
Precinct -LOST CREEK-ALOST CREEK-A
298
639
21
958
31.1%
66.7%
R+35.6
Precinct -08-F08-F
370
525
15
910
40.7%
57.7%
R+17.0
Precinct -HONEY CREEK-BHONEY CREEK-B
285
532
14
831
34.3%
64.0%
R+29.7
Precinct -LOST CREEK-DLOST CREEK-D
268
526
20
814
32.9%
64.6%
R+31.7
Precinct -HONEY CREEK-CHONEY CREEK-C
302
471
13
786
38.4%
59.9%
R+21.5
Precinct -RILEY-BRILEY-B
214
505
10
729
29.4%
69.3%
R+39.9
Precinct -FAYETTE-BFAYETTE-B
209
487
9
705
29.6%
69.1%
R+39.4
Precinct -09-G09-G
304
378
17
699
43.5%
54.1%
R+10.6
Precinct -OTTER CREEK-BOTTER CREEK-B
233
445
12
690
33.8%
64.5%
R+30.7
Precinct -HONEY CREEK-EHONEY CREEK-E
240
436
10
686
35.0%
63.6%
R+28.6
Precinct -FAYETTE-AFAYETTE-A
127
539
12
678
18.7%
79.5%
R+60.8
Precinct -SUGAR CREEK-ASUGAR CREEK-A
203
459
10
672
30.2%
68.3%
R+38.1
Precinct -06-C06-C
250
402
15
667
37.5%
60.3%
R+22.8
Precinct -PIERSON- APIERSON- A
160
476
11
647
24.7%
73.6%
R+48.8
Precinct -SUGAR CREEK-DSUGAR CREEK-D
191
437
12
640
29.8%
68.3%
R+38.4
Precinct -HONEY CREEK-HHONEY CREEK-H
266
351
13
630
42.2%
55.7%
R+13.5
Precinct -LINTON-ALINTON-A
149
464
15
628
23.7%
73.9%
R+50.2
Precinct -HONEY CREEK-FHONEY CREEK-F
269
340
16
625
43.0%
54.4%
R+11.4
Precinct -08-D08-D
303
304
15
622
48.7%
48.9%
R+0.2
Precinct -OTTER CREEK-GOTTER CREEK-G
228
379
11
618
36.9%
61.3%
R+24.4
Precinct -HONEY CREEK-DHONEY CREEK-D
253
349
12
614
41.2%
56.8%
R+15.6
Precinct -06-B06-B
224
371
14
609
36.8%
60.9%
R+24.1
Precinct -OTTER CREEK-DOTTER CREEK-D
170
402
17
589
28.9%
68.3%
R+39.4
Precinct -PRAIRIE CREEK-APRAIRIE CREEK-A
94
465
11
570
16.5%
81.6%
R+65.1
Precinct -06-A06-A
246
305
8
559
44.0%
54.6%
R+10.6
Precinct -LOST CREEK-CLOST CREEK-C
190
343
10
543
35.0%
63.2%
R+28.2
Precinct -09-D09-D
263
267
11
541
48.6%
49.4%
R+0.7
Precinct -01-B01-B
212
295
7
514
41.2%
57.4%
R+16.1
Precinct -OTTER CREEK-FOTTER CREEK-F
155
347
6
508
30.5%
68.3%
R+37.8
Precinct -PRAIRIETON-APRAIRIETON-A
140
353
9
502
27.9%
70.3%
R+42.4
Precinct -SUGAR CREEK-CSUGAR CREEK-C
150
342
8
500
30.0%
68.4%
R+38.4
Precinct -NEVINS-BNEVINS-B
120
367
6
493
24.3%
74.4%
R+50.1
Precinct -03-E03-E
270
213
9
492
54.9%
43.3%
D+11.6
Precinct -08-G08-G
262
214
15
491
53.4%
43.6%
D+9.8
Precinct -SUGAR CREEK-ESUGAR CREEK-E
236
240
11
487
48.5%
49.3%
R+0.8
Precinct -HONEY CREEK-IHONEY CREEK-I
204
265
17
486
42.0%
54.5%
R+12.6
Precinct -04-C04-C
227
234
6
467
48.6%
50.1%
R+1.5
Precinct -08-B08-B
217
223
12
452
48.0%
49.3%
R+1.3
Precinct -08-A08-A
255
177
7
439
58.1%
40.3%
D+17.8
Precinct -NEVINS-ANEVINS-A
129
301
8
438
29.5%
68.7%
R+39.3
Precinct -05-E05-E
229
195
9
433
52.9%
45.0%
D+7.9
Precinct -OTTER CREEK-EOTTER CREEK-E
153
269
8
430
35.6%
62.6%
R+27.0
Precinct -03-D03-D
221
186
11
418
52.9%
44.5%
D+8.4
Precinct -02-A02-A
192
203
13
408
47.1%
49.8%
R+2.7
Precinct -OTTER CREEK-COTTER CREEK-C
148
233
12
393
37.7%
59.3%
R+21.6
Precinct -07-F07-F
200
180
10
390
51.3%
46.2%
D+5.1
Precinct -SUGAR CREEK-FSUGAR CREEK-F
127
250
6
383
33.2%
65.3%
R+32.1
Precinct -09-A09-A
176
191
5
372
47.3%
51.3%
R+4.0
Precinct -LOST CREEK-BLOST CREEK-B
125
233
12
370
33.8%
63.0%
R+29.2
Precinct -HONEY CREEK-AHONEY CREEK-A
115
240
9
364
31.6%
65.9%
R+34.3
Precinct -07-G07-G
170
186
7
363
46.8%
51.2%
R+4.4
Precinct -07-E07-E
154
201
4
359
42.9%
56.0%
R+13.1
Precinct -03-A03-A
172
178
4
354
48.6%
50.3%
R+1.7
Precinct -08-E08-E
152
170
8
330
46.1%
51.5%
R+5.5
Precinct -03-C03-C
175
139
7
321
54.5%
43.3%
D+11.2
Precinct -07-D07-D
154
155
12
321
48.0%
48.3%
R+0.3
Precinct -03-H03-H
168
139
9
316
53.2%
44.0%
D+9.2
Precinct -03-F03-F
189
118
6
313
60.4%
37.7%
D+22.7
Precinct -02-D02-D
122
172
8
302
40.4%
57.0%
R+16.6
Precinct -05-C05-C
203
95
3
301
67.4%
31.6%
D+35.9
Precinct -SUGAR CREEK-BSUGAR CREEK-B
90
202
6
298
30.2%
67.8%
R+37.6
Precinct -03-B03-B
156
127
5
288
54.2%
44.1%
D+10.1
Precinct -04-D04-D
150
120
5
275
54.5%
43.6%
D+10.9
Precinct -07-C07-C
103
153
7
263
39.2%
58.2%
R+19.0
Precinct -09-E09-E
151
98
7
256
59.0%
38.3%
D+20.7
Precinct -05-A05-A
124
123
6
253
49.0%
48.6%
D+0.4
Precinct -01-A01-A
136
99
4
239
56.9%
41.4%
D+15.5
Precinct -07-A07-A
113
118
1
232
48.7%
50.9%
R+2.2
Precinct -07-B07-B
99
119
4
222
44.6%
53.6%
R+9.0
Precinct -02-E02-E
122
85
7
214
57.0%
39.7%
D+17.3
Precinct -02-F02-F
93
112
6
211
44.1%
53.1%
R+9.0
Precinct -03-G03-G
123
65
9
197
62.4%
33.0%
D+29.4
Precinct -01-C01-C
102
85
9
196
52.0%
43.4%
D+8.7
Precinct -02-B02-B
90
80
2
172
52.3%
46.5%
D+5.8
Precinct -01-D01-D
85
73
6
164
51.8%
44.5%
D+7.3
Precinct -02-C02-C
108
48
5
161
67.1%
29.8%
D+37.3
Precinct -05-B05-B
87
69
2
158
55.1%
43.7%
D+11.4
Precinct -04-B04-B
63
60
3
126
50.0%
47.6%
D+2.4
Precinct -05-D05-D
50
54
2
106
47.2%
50.9%
R+3.8
Precinct -04-A04-A
42
25
0
67
62.7%
37.3%
D+25.4
Precinct -09-B09-B
16
22
1
39
41.0%
56.4%
R+15.4
01-A18_1816700010
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
01-B18_1816700020
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
01-C18_1816700030
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
01-D18_1816700040
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
02-A18_1816700050
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
02-B18_1816700060
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
02-C18_1816700070
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
02-D18_1816700080
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
02-E18_1816700090
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
02-F18_1816700100
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
03-A18_1816700110
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
03-B18_1816700120
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
03-C18_1816700130
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
03-D18_1816700140
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
03-E18_1816700150
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
03-F18_1816700160
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
03-G18_1816700170
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
03-H18_1816700180
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
04-A18_1816700190
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
04-B18_1816700200
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
04-C18_1816700210
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
04-D18_1816700220
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
05-A18_1816700230
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
05-B18_1816700240
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
05-C18_1816700250
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
05-D18_1816700260
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
05-E18_1816700270
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
06-A18_1816700280
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
06-B18_1816700290
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
06-C18_1816700300
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
07-A18_1816700310
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
07-B18_1816700320
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
07-C18_1816700330
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
07-D18_1816700340
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
07-E18_1816700350
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
07-F18_1816700360
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
07-G18_1816700370
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
08-A18_1816700380
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
08-B18_1816700390
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
08-C18_1816700400
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
08-D18_1816700410
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
08-E18_1816700420
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
08-F18_1816700430
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
08-G18_1816700440
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
09-A18_1816700450
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
09-A (PRAIRIETON)18_1816700451
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
09-B18_1816700460
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
09-C18_1816700470
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
09-D18_1816700480
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
09-E18_1816700490
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
09-F18_1816700500
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
09-G18_1816700510
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
09-H (NV)18_1816700520
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
FAYETTE-A18_1816700540
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
FAYETTE-B18_1816700550
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
HONEY CREEK-A18_1816700560
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
HONEY CREEK-B18_1816700570
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
HONEY CREEK-C18_1816700580
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
HONEY CREEK-D18_1816700590
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
HONEY CREEK-E18_1816700600
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
HONEY CREEK-F18_1816700610
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
HONEY CREEK-G18_1816700620
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
HONEY CREEK-H18_1816700630
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
HONEY CREEK-I18_1816700640
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
LINTON-A18_1816700690
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
LOST CREEK-A18_1816700650
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
LOST CREEK-B18_1816700660
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
LOST CREEK-C18_1816700670
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
LOST CREEK-D18_1816700680
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
NEVINS-A18_1816700700
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
NEVINS-B18_1816700710
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
OTTER CREEK-A18_1816700720
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
OTTER CREEK-B18_1816700730
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
OTTER CREEK-C18_1816700740
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
OTTER CREEK-D18_1816700750
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
OTTER CREEK-E18_1816700760
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
OTTER CREEK-F18_1816700770
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
OTTER CREEK-G18_1816700780
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
PIERSON- A18_1816700800
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
PRAIRIE CREEK-A18_1816700790
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
PRAIRIETON-A18_1816700810
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
RILEY-A18_1816700820
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
RILEY-B18_1816700830
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
SUGAR CREEK-A18_1816700840
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
SUGAR CREEK-B18_1816700850
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
SUGAR CREEK-C18_1816700860
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
SUGAR CREEK-D18_1816700870
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
SUGAR CREEK-E18_1816700880
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
SUGAR CREEK-F18_1816700890
0
0
0
0
—
—
No votes
presidential history
Party record book
Vigo County, IN · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
65.1%
33,018 votes · D+31.0
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 59.0%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
60.7%
29,730 votes · R+22.1
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 58.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
33,018votes
65.1% of the vote · D+31.0
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 29,308 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
29,730votes
60.7% of the vote · R+22.1
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 26,259 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Seats representing Vigo County, IN. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 4 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
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.
Vigo County · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Presidential nominating contests in Vigo County, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Vigo County, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
79,722
2018
72,592
2020
72,795
2022
75,021
2024
70,670
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+335 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,882 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,299 in average income, against $71,229 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+33.0 on average — 15 points more Republican-leaning than Vigo County, IN itself (R+18.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
Clay County, IN239R+56.9
Marion County, IN148D+27.6
Sullivan County, IN131R+52.7
Vermillion County, IN126R+44.7
Parke County, IN93R+56.9
Hendricks County, IN55R+21.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
Marion County, IN221
Clay County, IN204
Vermillion County, IN138
Sullivan County, IN123
Parke County, IN77
Hendricks County, IN67
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 Vigo County, IN in Vigo County, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+92
2012
−160
2013
−509
2014
−631
2015
−651
2016
−58
2017
−391
2018
−444
2019
−547
2021
+24
2022
+109
2023
−26
2024
−25
2025
+335
Vigo County, home to Terre Haute and Indiana State University, voted with the presidential winner in nearly every election for decades before breaking that pattern; its R+18.1 margin in 2024 reflects a broader working-class realignment across the Midwest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 22.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.1 points.
A population of 106,109, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,976 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Delaware County and Madison County.
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Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Vigo County, Indiana voted Republican by 18.1 points (R+18.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,914 votes cast, 16,338 went Democratic and 23,738 went Republican.
When did Vigo County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vigo County, Indiana voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Vigo County, Indiana?
Vigo County, Indiana has a population of 106,109 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vigo County, Indiana?
Median household income in Vigo County, Indiana is $52,976 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Vigo County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vigo County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
