† 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
GroupHuntington, INIndianaUnited States
German28.1%19.5%12.5%
Irish12.5%10.1%9.4%
English11.0%11.3%9.5%
American8.2%6.9%5.3%
Scottish2.1%1.5%1.3%
Italian1.7%2.4%4.8%
Polish1.7%2.6%2.2%
French1.6%1.3%1.6%
Mexican2.1%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
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
Huntington, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
40.4
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.6%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Huntington, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$66,301
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.9%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.3%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Huntington, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.7%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
5.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Huntington, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
12.3%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.9%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.9%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.0%
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.
Huntington, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+1.0%
1896
−4.6%
1900
−5.3%
1904
−13.1%
1908
−3.1%
1912
+13.5%
1916
+0.9%
1920
−10.6%
1924
−13.4%
1928
−18.7%
1932
+12.0%
1936
+8.5%
1940
−11.5%
1944
−16.7%
1948
−6.2%
1952
−25.9%
1956
−29.1%
1960
−19.5%
1964
+11.1%
1968
−16.7%
1972
−37.5%
1976
−16.8%
1980
−25.6%
1984
−40.1%
1988
−50.0%
1992
−32.7%
1996
−28.3%
2000
−41.0%
2004
−49.5%
2008
−27.2%
2012
−39.7%
2016
−50.3%
2020
−49.9%
2024
−48.3%
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
24.9%Harris4,416
73.2%Trump12,990
1.1%Kennedy191 +3
R+48.3
D+1.5
R+46.9
17,735
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.2%12,990
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic24.9%4,416
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.1%191
Chase OliverLibertarian0.7%123
Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%14
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%1
R
23.9%Biden4,255
73.7%Trump13,147
2.4%
R+49.9
D+0.5
R+54.3
17,829
R
21.7%Clinton3,506
72.0%Trump11,649
6.3%
R+50.3
R+10.7
R+52.4
16,181
R
29.1%Obama4,596
68.8%Romney10,862
2.1%
R+39.7
R+12.4
R+43.5
15,797
R
35.8%Obama5,843
63.0%McCain10,291
1.2%
R+27.2
D+22.3
R+34.5
16,328
R
24.8%Kerry3,877
74.3%Bush11,617
0.9%
R+49.5
R+8.5
R+47.1
15,627
R
28.2%Gore4,119
69.2%Bush10,113
2.7%
R+41.0
R+12.7
R+41.5
14,620
R
30.5%Clinton4,287
58.8%Dole8,275
10.8%
R+28.3
D+4.4
R+36.9
14,076
R
24.1%Clinton3,855
56.8%Bush9,093
19.1%
R+32.7
D+17.3
R+38.3
16,013
R
24.8%Dukakis3,873
74.9%Bush11,675
0.3%
R+50.0
R+10.0
R+42.3
15,594
R
29.7%Mondale4,598
69.8%Reagan10,805
0.5%
R+40.1
R+14.5
R+21.9
15,487
R
34.0%Carter5,415
59.6%Reagan9,497
6.4%
R+25.6
R+8.8
R+15.9
15,937
R
41.0%Carter6,515
57.8%Ford9,182
1.2%
R+16.8
D+20.7
R+18.8
15,890
R
31.0%McGovern4,908
68.5%Nixon10,858
0.6%
R+37.5
R+20.8
R+14.4
15,855
R
37.8%Humphrey6,238
54.5%Nixon9,002
7.8%
R+16.7
R+27.8
R+16.0
16,523
D
55.3%Johnson9,308
44.2%Goldwater7,438
0.6%
D+11.1
D+30.6
R+11.5
16,844
R
39.9%Kennedy7,163
59.4%Nixon10,658
0.6%
R+19.5
D+9.6
R+19.7
17,930
R
35.1%Stevenson6,027
64.2%Eisenhower11,024
0.8%
R+29.1
R+3.2
R+13.7
17,184
R
36.1%Stevenson6,114
62.0%Eisenhower10,508
2.0%
R+25.9
R+19.7
R+15.2
16,953
R
45.8%Truman7,202
52.0%Dewey8,178
2.2%
R+6.2
D+10.5
R+10.7
15,723
R
40.4%Roosevelt6,128
57.2%Dewey8,668
2.4%
R+16.7
R+5.3
R+24.2
15,166
R
43.8%Roosevelt7,220
55.2%Willkie9,110
1.0%
R+11.5
R+20.0
R+21.4
16,497
D
53.3%Roosevelt8,361
44.7%Landon7,024
2.0%
D+8.5
R+3.5
R+15.7
15,697
D
55.0%Roosevelt8,697
42.9%Hoover6,791
2.1%
D+12.0
D+30.8
R+5.7
15,821
R
40.2%Smith5,678
58.9%Hoover8,323
1.0%
R+18.7
R+5.4
R+1.2
14,136
R
38.1%Davis5,506
51.4%Coolidge7,437
10.5%
R+13.4
R+2.8
D+11.8
14,462
R
43.1%Cox6,506
53.7%Harding8,100
3.2%
R+10.6
R+11.4
D+15.6
15,093
D
46.6%Wilson3,833
45.7%Hughes3,761
7.7%
D+0.9
R+12.6
R+2.3
8,225
D
41.7%Wilson3,119
28.2%Taft2,108
30.1%
D+13.5
D+16.7
R+6.0
7,476
R
44.5%Bryan3,712
47.6%Taft3,973
7.9%
R+3.1
D+10.0
D+6.4
8,344
R
39.4%Parker3,290
52.5%Roosevelt4,385
8.1%
R+13.1
R+7.8
D+6.6
8,349
R
45.6%Bryan3,691
51.0%McKinley4,122
3.4%
R+5.3
R+0.8
D+2.2
8,088
R
46.7%Bryan3,750
51.3%McKinley4,117
2.0%
R+4.6
R+5.6
D+1.5
8,024
D
47.7%Cleveland3,460
46.7%Harrison3,384
5.6%
D+1.0
—
R+0.6
7,253
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
23.5%4,019
73.5%12,579
17,121
2022
R
22.2%2,508
74.9%8,465
11,307
2018
R
28.0%3,699
67.2%8,879
13,209
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Huntington, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
25,615
2018
23,853
2020
25,073
2022
24,315
2024
24,999
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+244 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −163 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Huntington, IN in Huntington, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+34
2012
−211
2013
−207
2014
−176
2015
−151
2016
−200
2017
−80
2018
−31
2019
+238
2021
+213
2022
+65
2023
+8
2024
+91
2025
+244
Huntington's economy leans heavily on industrial employment, and the metro's voting patterns have shifted decisively toward Republican margins over the past two decades, reflecting broader trends across rural-adjacent Midwest communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 50.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.3 points.
A population of 36,798, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,301 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greensburg, IN and Crawfordsville, IN.
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In 2024, Huntington, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 48.3 points (R+48.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,735 votes cast, 4,416 went Democratic and 12,990 went Republican.
When did Huntington, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huntington, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Huntington, IN, Indiana?
Huntington, IN, Indiana has a population of 36,798 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huntington, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Huntington, IN, Indiana is $66,301 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Huntington, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Huntington, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
