† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupBedford, INIndianaUnited States
English16.7%11.3%9.5%
German15.8%19.5%12.5%
Irish12.2%10.1%9.4%
American9.7%6.9%5.3%
Scottish1.8%1.5%1.3%
Italian1.7%2.4%4.8%
French1.2%1.3%1.6%
Polish1.0%2.6%2.2%
Mexican1.7%5.7%11.3%
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
Bedford, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
43.3
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.6%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bedford, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$66,468
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.4%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bedford, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.8%
10.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bedford, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
3.4%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
27.6%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.3%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.1%
7.1%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Bedford, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−8.1%
1896
−12.2%
1900
−15.8%
1904
−18.5%
1908
−10.6%
1912
+13.8%
1916
−9.7%
1920
−17.9%
1924
−24.7%
1928
−37.8%
1932
−0.6%
1936
−10.6%
1940
−24.1%
1944
−27.2%
1948
−16.9%
1952
−30.1%
1956
−28.2%
1960
−22.8%
1964
+2.9%
1968
−21.4%
1972
−43.6%
1976
−7.9%
1980
−29.0%
1984
−34.0%
1988
−29.9%
1992
−12.8%
1996
−15.0%
2000
−34.7%
2004
−38.8%
2008
−20.6%
2012
−32.7%
2016
−51.1%
2020
−50.6%
2024
−51.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
23.6%Harris5,010
74.6%Trump15,830
1.1%Kennedy232 +2
R+51.0
R+0.4
R+49.5
21,220
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.6%15,830
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic23.6%5,010
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.1%232
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%137
OtherAll other candidates0.1%11
R
23.6%Biden4,961
74.2%Trump15,601
2.2%
R+50.6
D+0.5
R+55.1
21,025
R
21.9%Clinton4,210
73.0%Trump14,035
5.2%
R+51.1
R+18.4
R+53.2
19,238
R
32.3%Obama5,779
65.0%Romney11,622
2.6%
R+32.7
R+12.1
R+36.6
17,870
R
38.9%Obama7,208
59.4%McCain11,018
1.7%
R+20.6
D+18.2
R+27.8
18,534
R
30.2%Kerry5,346
69.0%Bush12,207
0.8%
R+38.8
R+4.0
R+36.3
17,698
R
31.4%Gore5,071
66.1%Bush10,677
2.4%
R+34.7
R+19.7
R+35.2
16,142
R
35.6%Clinton5,703
50.6%Dole8,107
13.7%
R+15.0
R+2.2
R+23.5
16,009
R
33.1%Clinton5,557
46.0%Bush7,712
20.9%
R+12.8
D+17.0
R+18.4
16,781
R
34.9%Dukakis5,787
64.7%Bush10,742
0.4%
R+29.9
D+4.2
R+22.1
16,599
R
32.7%Mondale5,608
66.7%Reagan11,440
0.6%
R+34.0
R+5.0
R+15.8
17,150
R
33.7%Carter5,826
62.7%Reagan10,846
3.6%
R+29.0
R+21.2
R+19.3
17,296
R
45.3%Carter7,908
53.2%Ford9,278
1.5%
R+7.9
D+35.7
R+9.9
17,440
R
28.0%McGovern4,278
71.6%Nixon10,936
0.5%
R+43.6
R+22.1
R+20.4
15,284
R
32.9%Humphrey5,349
54.3%Nixon8,830
12.7%
R+21.4
R+24.3
R+20.7
16,248
D
51.2%Johnson8,677
48.3%Goldwater8,186
0.5%
D+2.9
D+25.7
R+19.7
16,956
R
38.4%Kennedy6,977
61.2%Nixon11,119
0.5%
R+22.8
D+5.4
R+22.9
18,182
R
35.7%Stevenson6,197
63.9%Eisenhower11,090
0.3%
R+28.2
D+1.8
R+12.8
17,346
R
34.6%Stevenson6,044
64.6%Eisenhower11,296
0.8%
R+30.1
R+13.2
R+19.3
17,475
R
41.2%Truman6,131
58.1%Dewey8,643
0.6%
R+16.9
D+10.3
R+21.4
14,869
R
36.1%Roosevelt5,246
63.4%Dewey9,200
0.5%
R+27.2
R+3.2
R+34.7
14,515
R
37.9%Roosevelt6,553
61.9%Willkie10,717
0.2%
R+24.1
R+13.5
R+34.0
17,308
R
44.4%Roosevelt8,062
54.9%Landon9,982
0.7%
R+10.6
R+10.0
R+34.8
18,178
R
49.1%Roosevelt8,215
49.7%Hoover8,314
1.3%
R+0.6
D+37.2
R+18.4
16,741
R
30.9%Smith4,428
68.7%Hoover9,844
0.4%
R+37.8
R+13.1
R+20.3
14,329
R
36.0%Davis4,414
60.7%Coolidge7,438
3.3%
R+24.7
R+6.7
D+0.5
12,254
R
40.2%Cox4,709
58.1%Harding6,808
1.6%
R+17.9
R+8.2
D+8.3
11,708
R
42.8%Wilson3,108
52.5%Hughes3,813
4.6%
R+9.7
R+23.5
R+12.9
7,256
O
37.7%Wilson2,579
23.9%Taft1,633
38.4%
Roosevelt +0.7
D+24.4
R+5.7
6,840
R
43.2%Bryan3,118
53.8%Taft3,884
3.1%
R+10.6
D+7.9
R+1.0
7,224
R
39.4%Parker2,672
57.9%Roosevelt3,924
2.6%
R+18.5
R+2.7
D+1.2
6,774
R
41.3%Bryan2,558
57.1%McKinley3,535
1.6%
R+15.8
R+3.5
R+8.2
6,194
R
43.5%Bryan2,421
55.7%McKinley3,103
0.8%
R+12.2
R+4.1
R+6.2
5,571
R
44.0%Cleveland2,134
52.1%Harrison2,529
3.9%
R+8.1
—
R+9.8
4,853
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
22.9%4,586
74.0%14,811
20,022
2022
R
20.5%2,622
75.9%9,700
12,772
2018
R
28.6%4,434
66.3%10,274
15,496
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Bedford, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
33,441
2018
30,667
2020
32,538
2022
33,348
2024
34,761
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+500 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,284 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Bedford, IN in Bedford, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+29
2012
+40
2013
−179
2014
−132
2015
−27
2016
+35
2017
+123
2018
+114
2019
−164
2021
+210
2022
+452
2023
−53
2024
+336
2025
+500
Bedford anchors Lawrence County in southern Indiana's limestone belt, where working-class manufacturing heritage correlates with voting patterns that have shifted sharply toward Republican margins over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.1 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 51.0 points.
A population of 45,102, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,468 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wabash, IN and Peru, IN.
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In 2024, Bedford, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 51.0 points (R+51.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,220 votes cast, 5,010 went Democratic and 15,830 went Republican.
When did Bedford, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bedford, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bedford, IN, Indiana?
Bedford, IN, Indiana has a population of 45,102 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bedford, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Bedford, IN, Indiana is $66,468 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Bedford, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bedford, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.
