† 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
4 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
GroupLafayette-West Lafayette, INIndianaUnited States
German19.8%19.5%12.5%
English10.8%11.3%9.5%
Irish10.1%10.1%9.4%
American5.0%6.9%5.3%
Italian2.7%2.4%4.8%
Polish2.4%2.6%2.2%
Scottish2.0%1.5%1.3%
Dutch1.6%——
Mexican6.5%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%0.2%0.7%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
Ecuadorian0.2%——
Venezuelan0.2%0.2%—
Asian Indian2.6%0.8%1.4%
Chinese1.9%0.4%1.3%
Korean0.7%—0.4%
Japanese0.4%—0.2%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
Taiwanese0.2%——
African American†4.1%7.7%9.9%
Haitian0.3%—0.3%
Nigerian0.3%0.3%0.2%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
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
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
31.1
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
21.0%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$62,104
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.7%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.7%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.8%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
5.2%
5.5%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.9%
0.9%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.7%
0.4%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.3%
0.8%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
8.9%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.9%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
70.5%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.9%
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.
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−7.0%
1896
−11.8%
1900
−12.9%
1904
−20.0%
1908
−10.8%
1912
+10.7%
1916
−11.8%
1920
−24.1%
1924
−21.5%
1928
−25.2%
1932
+8.7%
1936
−0.9%
1940
−14.0%
1944
−21.9%
1948
−19.4%
1952
−39.0%
1956
−37.2%
1960
−26.2%
1964
+3.9%
1968
−24.2%
1972
−38.2%
1976
−21.4%
1980
−27.6%
1984
−31.6%
1988
−26.1%
1992
−11.9%
1996
−12.4%
2000
−19.1%
2004
−23.4%
2008
+6.8%
2012
−9.2%
2016
−14.7%
2020
−9.9%
2024
−11.0%
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
43.5%Harris36,711
54.4%Trump45,960
1.0%Kennedy885 +2
R+11.0
R+1.1
R+9.5
84,414
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.4%45,960
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic43.5%36,711
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.0%885
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%710
OtherAll other candidates0.2%148
R
43.8%Biden39,224
53.7%Trump48,075
2.5%
R+9.9
D+4.8
R+14.3
89,529
R
38.7%Clinton30,797
53.4%Trump42,461
7.9%
R+14.7
R+5.5
R+16.8
79,551
R
44.1%Obama31,829
53.2%Romney38,462
2.7%
R+9.2
R+16.0
R+13.0
72,251
D
52.8%Obama44,835
45.9%McCain39,029
1.3%
D+6.8
D+30.2
R+0.4
84,984
R
37.7%Kerry25,998
61.1%Bush42,127
1.2%
R+23.4
R+4.3
R+20.9
68,950
R
38.6%Gore23,984
57.7%Bush35,867
3.8%
R+19.1
R+6.7
R+19.6
62,205
R
37.1%Clinton22,684
49.4%Dole30,243
13.5%
R+12.4
R+0.5
R+20.9
61,164
R
33.5%Clinton22,492
45.3%Bush30,481
21.2%
R+11.9
D+14.2
R+17.4
67,222
R
36.7%Dukakis22,099
62.8%Bush37,819
0.5%
R+26.1
D+5.4
R+18.4
60,196
R
33.8%Mondale21,229
65.4%Reagan41,040
0.8%
R+31.6
R+4.0
R+13.3
62,764
R
30.8%Carter20,409
58.4%Reagan38,705
10.8%
R+27.6
R+6.2
R+17.9
66,289
R
38.8%Carter25,433
60.1%Ford39,453
1.1%
R+21.4
D+16.9
R+23.4
65,626
R
30.7%McGovern19,542
68.9%Nixon43,899
0.4%
R+38.2
R+14.0
R+15.1
63,717
R
34.6%Humphrey20,573
58.8%Nixon34,949
6.6%
R+24.2
R+28.1
R+23.5
59,431
D
51.8%Johnson30,247
47.9%Goldwater27,972
0.2%
D+3.9
D+30.1
R+18.7
58,342
R
36.8%Kennedy21,313
63.0%Nixon36,479
0.2%
R+26.2
D+11.0
R+26.4
57,908
R
31.3%Stevenson16,676
68.5%Eisenhower36,507
0.2%
R+37.2
D+1.8
R+21.8
53,309
R
30.3%Stevenson16,033
69.3%Eisenhower36,665
0.4%
R+39.0
R+19.6
R+28.2
52,929
R
39.9%Truman18,378
59.3%Dewey27,299
0.8%
R+19.4
D+2.5
R+23.9
46,060
R
38.8%Roosevelt17,427
60.7%Dewey27,251
0.4%
R+21.9
R+7.9
R+29.4
44,864
R
42.8%Roosevelt20,959
56.9%Willkie27,834
0.3%
R+14.0
R+13.2
R+24.0
48,947
R
49.0%Roosevelt22,861
49.9%Landon23,276
1.1%
R+0.9
R+9.6
R+25.2
46,665
D
53.9%Roosevelt24,227
45.2%Hoover20,327
1.0%
D+8.7
D+33.9
R+9.1
44,989
R
37.1%Smith15,458
62.4%Hoover25,949
0.5%
R+25.2
R+3.7
R+7.7
41,618
R
37.0%Davis14,533
58.6%Coolidge22,989
4.4%
R+21.5
D+2.6
D+3.6
39,259
R
37.2%Cox15,157
61.3%Harding24,973
1.4%
R+24.1
R+12.4
D+2.1
40,711
R
42.5%Wilson9,832
54.3%Hughes12,549
3.2%
R+11.8
R+22.5
R+14.9
23,109
D
41.6%Wilson9,014
30.9%Taft6,686
27.6%
D+10.7
D+21.5
R+8.8
21,671
R
42.9%Bryan10,185
53.7%Taft12,738
3.4%
R+10.8
D+9.2
R+1.2
23,738
R
38.0%Parker8,885
58.0%Roosevelt13,558
3.9%
R+20.0
R+7.1
R+0.3
23,360
R
42.4%Bryan10,043
55.3%McKinley13,101
2.4%
R+12.9
R+1.1
R+5.4
23,705
R
43.5%Bryan10,085
55.4%McKinley12,828
1.1%
R+11.8
R+4.9
R+5.8
23,163
R
44.2%Cleveland9,117
51.2%Harrison10,552
4.6%
R+7.0
—
R+8.6
20,626
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
41.8%33,926
55.3%44,846
81,102
2022
R
40.4%20,264
56.6%28,385
50,120
2018
R
46.8%30,208
48.4%31,301
64,614
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
141,096
2018
134,510
2020
143,143
2022
150,720
2024
146,218
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,684 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −10,711 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−25
2012
+282
2013
+3
2014
−608
2015
−412
2016
+317
2017
−1,401
2018
−343
2019
−1,092
2021
−123
2022
−1,218
2023
−1,947
2024
−2,460
2025
−1,684
Tippecanoe County leans Republican in statewide races but has trended more competitive as Purdue's enrollment growth diversifies the local electorate with students, faculty, and research-sector workers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 39.0 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.0 points.
A population of 226,805, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,104 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Muncie, IN and Fort Wayne, IN.
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How did Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 11.0 points (R+11.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,414 votes cast, 36,711 went Democratic and 45,960 went Republican.
When did Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana?
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana has a population of 226,805 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana is $62,104 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.
