† 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
GroupColumbus, INIndianaUnited States
German16.2%19.5%12.5%
English13.9%11.3%9.5%
American7.9%6.9%5.3%
Irish7.6%10.1%9.4%
Scottish1.8%1.5%1.3%
Italian1.6%2.4%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.2%——
Polish0.9%2.6%2.2%
Mexican7.8%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Ecuadorian0.2%——
Asian Indian4.6%0.8%1.4%
Japanese0.8%—0.2%
Chinese0.6%0.4%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%—0.6%
Korean0.3%—0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
African American†1.1%7.7%9.9%
South African0.2%——
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
Columbus, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
37.5
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Columbus, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$79,901
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.5%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.1%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Columbus, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.6%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
7.0%
5.5%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.7%
0.9%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.6%
0.8%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Columbus, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
5.9%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
31.0%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
52.3%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.9%
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.
Columbus, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+16.2%
1896
−1.0%
1900
+16.0%
1904
−6.9%
1908
+4.6%
1912
+28.0%
1916
+2.2%
1920
−9.5%
1924
−15.8%
1928
−16.2%
1932
+10.9%
1936
+13.6%
1940
+1.8%
1944
−3.6%
1948
+1.0%
1952
−18.6%
1956
−20.0%
1960
−18.7%
1964
+7.9%
1968
−21.9%
1972
−42.4%
1976
−13.6%
1980
−24.2%
1984
−39.4%
1988
−32.6%
1992
−17.7%
1996
−15.2%
2000
−27.9%
2004
−34.7%
2008
−11.3%
2012
−25.4%
2016
−33.0%
2020
−26.2%
2024
−27.3%
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
35.3%Harris12,525
62.6%Trump22,220
1.2%Kennedy418 +5
R+27.3
R+1.2
R+25.8
35,488
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.6%22,220
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic35.3%12,525
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.2%418
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%301
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%13
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%8
Tom HoeflingIndependent0.0%2
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%1
R
35.7%Biden12,934
61.8%Trump22,410
2.5%
R+26.2
D+6.9
R+30.6
36,235
R
30.1%Clinton9,841
63.1%Trump20,639
6.8%
R+33.0
R+7.6
R+35.1
32,716
R
36.1%Obama10,625
61.5%Romney18,083
2.3%
R+25.4
R+14.1
R+29.2
29,392
R
43.7%Obama13,567
55.0%McCain17,067
1.3%
R+11.3
D+23.5
R+18.5
31,043
R
32.2%Kerry9,191
67.0%Bush19,093
0.8%
R+34.7
R+6.8
R+32.3
28,515
R
35.0%Gore9,015
62.9%Bush16,200
2.1%
R+27.9
R+12.7
R+28.4
25,769
R
36.4%Clinton9,301
51.6%Dole13,188
12.0%
R+15.2
D+2.5
R+23.7
25,558
R
30.2%Clinton8,284
47.9%Bush13,146
21.9%
R+17.7
D+14.8
R+23.3
27,440
R
33.5%Dukakis8,804
66.0%Bush17,364
0.5%
R+32.6
D+6.9
R+24.8
26,291
R
29.9%Mondale8,075
69.4%Reagan18,704
0.7%
R+39.4
R+15.2
R+21.2
26,970
R
34.3%Carter9,260
58.6%Reagan15,801
7.1%
R+24.2
R+10.6
R+14.5
26,974
R
42.8%Carter11,203
56.4%Ford14,771
0.8%
R+13.6
D+28.8
R+15.7
26,187
R
28.5%McGovern6,974
70.9%Nixon17,365
0.7%
R+42.4
R+20.5
R+19.3
24,502
R
33.9%Humphrey8,268
55.8%Nixon13,628
10.4%
R+21.9
R+29.9
R+21.2
24,424
D
53.7%Johnson12,940
45.8%Goldwater11,026
0.5%
D+7.9
D+26.7
R+14.6
24,090
R
40.3%Kennedy9,290
59.1%Nixon13,606
0.6%
R+18.7
D+1.3
R+18.9
23,026
R
39.8%Stevenson8,134
59.8%Eisenhower12,227
0.4%
R+20.0
R+1.5
R+4.6
20,453
R
40.2%Stevenson7,844
58.8%Eisenhower11,462
1.0%
R+18.6
R+19.5
R+7.8
19,502
D
49.7%Truman7,960
48.7%Dewey7,804
1.5%
D+1.0
D+4.6
R+3.5
16,012
R
47.3%Roosevelt7,139
51.0%Dewey7,689
1.7%
R+3.6
R+5.4
R+11.1
15,080
D
50.6%Roosevelt8,180
48.8%Willkie7,890
0.5%
D+1.8
R+11.8
R+8.2
16,156
D
56.5%Roosevelt8,536
42.9%Landon6,484
0.6%
D+13.6
D+2.7
R+10.7
15,107
D
54.0%Roosevelt7,533
43.2%Hoover6,015
2.8%
D+10.9
D+27.1
R+6.9
13,938
R
41.5%Smith4,881
57.8%Hoover6,788
0.7%
R+16.2
R+0.4
D+1.2
11,752
R
40.8%Davis4,760
56.6%Coolidge6,606
2.6%
R+15.8
R+6.3
D+9.4
11,668
R
44.4%Cox5,420
53.9%Harding6,585
1.7%
R+9.5
R+11.7
D+16.6
12,210
D
49.3%Wilson3,441
47.1%Hughes3,287
3.6%
D+2.2
R+25.8
R+0.9
6,981
D
48.3%Wilson3,147
20.3%Taft1,321
31.5%
D+28.0
D+23.4
D+8.5
6,521
D
50.7%Bryan3,637
46.1%Taft3,306
3.1%
D+4.6
D+11.6
D+14.2
7,167
R
44.7%Parker3,038
51.6%Roosevelt3,510
3.7%
R+6.9
R+22.9
D+12.7
6,802
D
57.1%Bryan3,300
41.1%McKinley2,375
1.9%
D+16.0
D+17.0
D+23.5
5,782
R
49.0%Bryan3,198
50.0%McKinley3,264
1.0%
R+1.0
R+17.2
D+5.1
6,524
D
56.6%Cleveland3,217
40.4%Harrison2,297
3.1%
D+16.2
—
D+14.5
5,688
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
33.4%10,790
63.8%20,573
32,259
2022
R
33.9%7,623
61.4%13,827
22,504
2018
R
38.0%10,071
57.4%15,222
26,520
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Columbus, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
55,689
2018
50,325
2020
52,748
2022
53,497
2024
54,086
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−19 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −499 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Columbus, IN in Columbus, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+275
2012
+681
2013
−2
2014
+123
2015
+212
2016
−161
2017
−637
2018
−440
2019
+151
2021
+1
2022
−12
2023
−286
2024
−385
2025
−19
Anchored by Cummins Inc.'s global headquarters, Columbus punches above its weight economically for a city of roughly 50,000, yet its Bartholomew County core has delivered Republican presidential margins above 25 points in each of the last three cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 42.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.3 points.
A population of 83,536, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,901 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fort Wayne, IN and Elkhart-Goshen, IN.
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In 2024, Columbus, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 27.3 points (R+27.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,488 votes cast, 12,525 went Democratic and 22,220 went Republican.
When did Columbus, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbus, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Columbus, IN, Indiana?
Columbus, IN, Indiana has a population of 83,536 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Columbus, IN, Indiana is $79,901 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Columbus, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Columbus, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
