† 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
11 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
GroupIndianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INIndianaUnited States
German16.8%19.5%12.5%
English11.4%11.3%9.5%
Irish9.3%10.1%9.4%
American7.1%6.9%5.3%
Italian2.4%2.4%4.8%
Scottish1.8%1.5%1.3%
Polish1.6%2.6%2.2%
French1.4%1.3%1.6%
African American†12.1%7.7%9.9%
African1.2%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.8%0.3%0.2%
Haitian0.4%—0.3%
Mexican5.3%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.8%1.8%
Venezuelan0.4%0.2%—
Honduran0.4%0.2%0.3%
Salvadoran0.4%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Asian Indian1.4%0.8%1.4%
Burmese0.8%0.4%—
Chinese0.5%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
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
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
37.1
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$83,841
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.7%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.7%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.0%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
6.6%
5.5%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.5%
0.9%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.3%
0.8%
1.1%
Other languages
1.1%
0.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
11.5%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.8%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.4%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.6%
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.
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+1.4%
1896
−5.8%
1900
−5.9%
1904
−15.4%
1908
+0.5%
1912
+26.1%
1916
−2.8%
1920
−10.0%
1924
−18.3%
1928
−20.8%
1932
+6.4%
1936
+14.9%
1940
−1.9%
1944
−5.2%
1948
−2.0%
1952
−20.6%
1956
−22.5%
1960
−17.1%
1964
+2.5%
1968
−18.3%
1972
−39.0%
1976
−14.1%
1980
−22.8%
1984
−28.7%
1988
−27.5%
1992
−15.3%
1996
−15.5%
2000
−20.0%
2004
−22.5%
2008
+2.8%
2012
−7.5%
2016
−8.6%
2020
−2.0%
2024
−3.4%
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
47.4%Harris436,917
50.7%Trump467,977
0.9%Oliver8,199 +9
R+3.4
R+1.4
R+1.9
922,286
All 12 candidates in 2024 · 10 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.7%467,977
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic47.4%436,917
Chase OliverLibertarian0.9%8,199
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%8,028
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%351
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%337
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%264
OtherAll other candidates0.0%199
Tom HoeflingIndependent0.0%8
Paij BoringIndependent0.0%4
Doug JenkinsIndependent0.0%1
William Cody NalbachIndependent0.0%1
R
48.0%Biden458,479
49.9%Trump477,312
2.1%
R+2.0
D+6.6
R+6.4
955,852
R
42.4%Clinton361,874
51.0%Trump435,399
6.7%
R+8.6
R+1.1
R+10.7
854,069
R
45.2%Obama359,378
52.7%Romney419,128
2.1%
R+7.5
R+10.4
R+11.4
795,141
D
51.0%Obama413,991
48.1%McCain390,936
0.9%
D+2.8
D+25.3
R+4.4
812,532
R
38.4%Kerry265,826
60.9%Bush421,240
0.7%
R+22.5
R+2.5
R+20.0
692,199
R
38.8%Gore226,200
58.8%Bush342,828
2.5%
R+20.0
R+4.4
R+20.5
583,375
R
37.4%Clinton209,868
52.9%Dole297,161
9.7%
R+15.5
R+0.2
R+24.1
561,571
R
32.2%Clinton192,646
47.5%Bush284,306
20.3%
R+15.3
D+12.1
R+20.9
598,379
R
36.0%Dukakis203,447
63.5%Bush358,451
0.5%
R+27.5
D+1.2
R+19.7
564,642
R
35.4%Mondale196,678
64.1%Reagan356,247
0.6%
R+28.7
R+5.9
R+10.5
556,176
R
35.8%Carter198,070
58.5%Reagan324,292
5.7%
R+22.8
R+8.7
R+13.0
553,926
R
42.5%Carter234,048
56.6%Ford311,600
0.8%
R+14.1
D+25.0
R+16.2
550,311
R
30.3%McGovern153,949
69.3%Nixon352,662
0.4%
R+39.0
R+20.7
R+15.9
508,894
R
35.1%Humphrey176,740
53.4%Nixon269,255
11.6%
R+18.3
R+20.9
R+17.7
504,240
D
51.1%Johnson248,175
48.6%Goldwater235,914
0.3%
D+2.5
D+19.6
R+20.1
485,776
R
41.3%Kennedy196,507
58.4%Nixon277,587
0.3%
R+17.1
D+5.4
R+17.2
475,493
R
38.6%Stevenson167,219
61.1%Eisenhower264,429
0.3%
R+22.5
R+1.9
R+7.1
432,962
R
39.4%Stevenson172,386
60.0%Eisenhower262,452
0.6%
R+20.6
R+18.6
R+9.8
437,285
R
48.4%Truman164,023
50.3%Dewey170,696
1.3%
R+2.0
D+3.3
R+6.5
339,076
R
47.0%Roosevelt170,371
52.3%Dewey189,329
0.7%
R+5.2
R+3.4
R+12.7
362,110
R
48.9%Roosevelt194,356
50.7%Willkie201,795
0.4%
R+1.9
R+16.8
R+11.8
397,739
D
56.7%Roosevelt202,996
41.8%Landon149,674
1.4%
D+14.9
D+8.5
R+9.4
357,742
D
51.7%Roosevelt180,599
45.3%Hoover158,138
3.0%
D+6.4
D+27.2
R+11.4
349,220
R
39.3%Smith119,179
60.1%Hoover182,197
0.7%
R+20.8
R+2.4
R+3.3
303,400
R
39.1%Davis108,269
57.4%Coolidge159,015
3.4%
R+18.3
R+8.4
D+6.8
276,801
R
43.4%Cox116,216
53.4%Harding142,901
3.2%
R+10.0
R+7.2
D+16.2
267,771
R
46.0%Wilson67,700
48.7%Hughes71,777
5.3%
R+2.8
R+28.9
R+5.9
147,252
D
44.9%Wilson59,214
18.8%Taft24,754
36.4%
D+26.1
D+25.6
D+6.6
131,955
D
48.3%Bryan68,282
47.8%Taft67,607
3.9%
D+0.5
D+15.8
D+10.0
141,463
R
39.8%Parker52,015
55.1%Roosevelt72,099
5.1%
R+15.4
R+9.5
D+4.3
130,809
R
45.7%Bryan57,348
51.6%McKinley64,711
2.7%
R+5.9
±0.0
D+1.7
125,443
R
46.3%Bryan53,863
52.2%McKinley60,662
1.5%
R+5.8
R+7.2
D+0.2
116,289
D
48.2%Cleveland47,608
46.8%Harrison46,231
5.1%
D+1.4
—
R+0.3
98,846
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
45.9%407,904
51.4%456,625
889,028
2022
R
44.7%257,475
50.1%288,426
575,372
2018
D
49.7%355,053
46.6%332,738
714,688
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
1,464,212
2018
1,383,677
2020
1,457,617
2022
1,475,014
2024
1,520,869
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+4,819 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +63,666 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+2,368
2012
+3,538
2013
+9,757
2014
+2,303
2015
+1,118
2016
+4,677
2017
+7,277
2018
+8,520
2019
+6,201
2021
+6,614
2022
+1,688
2023
+1,571
2024
+3,215
2025
+4,819
Indianapolis proper has trended Democratic in recent cycles while the collar counties of Hamilton and Hendricks remain among Indiana's most reliably Republican suburban jurisdictions, making the metro a study in urban-suburban divergence.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 39.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.4 points.
A population of 2,130,055, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,841 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Omaha, NE-IA and Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
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How did Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 3.4 points (R+3.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 922,286 votes cast, 436,917 went Democratic and 467,977 went Republican.
When did Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Indiana?
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Indiana has a population of 2,130,055 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Indiana is $83,841 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
