† 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
GroupMadison, INIndianaUnited States
German20.3%19.5%12.5%
English17.4%11.3%9.5%
American11.8%6.9%5.3%
Irish11.7%10.1%9.4%
Scottish2.9%1.5%1.3%
Italian2.0%2.4%4.8%
French1.6%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.4%——
Mexican2.3%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.8%1.8%
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
African American†0.9%7.7%9.9%
African0.1%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
Madison, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
41.8
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.7%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.3%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Madison, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$64,577
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.3%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.8%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Madison, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.7%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
5.5%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
1.1%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Madison, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
8.6%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.7%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.3%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.9%
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.
Madison, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−10.0%
1896
−15.6%
1900
−12.0%
1904
−10.9%
1908
−4.8%
1912
+14.9%
1916
−2.9%
1920
−17.5%
1924
−13.7%
1928
−15.0%
1932
+6.2%
1936
−5.0%
1940
−11.9%
1944
−13.4%
1948
−9.0%
1952
−18.3%
1956
−20.8%
1960
−10.6%
1964
+16.3%
1968
−9.4%
1972
−22.1%
1976
+4.8%
1980
−10.2%
1984
−20.0%
1988
−14.1%
1992
+4.3%
1996
+5.2%
2000
−12.3%
2004
−20.4%
2008
−5.9%
2012
−10.4%
2016
−30.9%
2020
−33.6%
2024
−36.1%
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
31.0%Harris4,442
67.1%Trump9,614
1.3%Kennedy183 +2
R+36.1
R+2.5
R+34.6
14,327
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.1%9,614
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic31.0%4,442
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.3%183
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%86
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%2
R
32.2%Biden4,731
65.7%Trump9,663
2.1%
R+33.6
R+2.7
R+38.0
14,697
R
31.7%Clinton4,325
62.6%Trump8,538
5.7%
R+30.9
R+20.5
R+33.0
13,644
R
43.5%Obama5,728
53.9%Romney7,096
2.5%
R+10.4
R+4.5
R+14.3
13,156
R
46.4%Obama6,255
52.3%McCain7,053
1.3%
R+5.9
D+14.5
R+13.2
13,490
R
39.4%Kerry5,117
59.8%Bush7,763
0.7%
R+20.4
R+8.1
R+17.9
12,971
R
42.9%Gore5,117
55.2%Bush6,582
1.9%
R+12.3
R+17.5
R+12.8
11,931
D
46.2%Clinton5,441
41.0%Dole4,827
12.9%
D+5.2
D+0.9
R+3.3
11,785
D
41.8%Clinton5,510
37.4%Bush4,937
20.8%
D+4.3
D+18.4
R+1.2
13,191
R
42.6%Dukakis5,221
56.6%Bush6,949
0.8%
R+14.1
D+5.9
R+6.4
12,268
R
39.2%Mondale4,952
59.2%Reagan7,482
1.6%
R+20.0
R+9.8
R+1.8
12,639
R
42.0%Carter5,496
52.2%Reagan6,831
5.8%
R+10.2
R+15.0
R+0.5
13,087
D
51.7%Carter6,139
46.9%Ford5,573
1.4%
D+4.8
D+26.9
D+2.7
11,873
R
38.4%McGovern4,267
60.5%Nixon6,722
1.0%
R+22.1
R+12.7
D+1.0
11,103
R
39.9%Humphrey4,635
49.3%Nixon5,731
10.8%
R+9.4
R+25.7
R+8.7
11,623
D
57.8%Johnson6,694
41.5%Goldwater4,808
0.7%
D+16.3
D+26.8
R+6.3
11,586
R
44.5%Kennedy5,119
55.1%Nixon6,333
0.3%
R+10.6
D+10.2
R+10.7
11,492
R
39.5%Stevenson4,344
60.3%Eisenhower6,632
0.3%
R+20.8
R+2.5
R+5.4
11,004
R
40.6%Stevenson4,251
58.9%Eisenhower6,169
0.5%
R+18.3
R+9.3
R+7.6
10,473
R
44.8%Truman4,302
53.8%Dewey5,166
1.4%
R+9.0
D+4.4
R+13.5
9,604
R
42.8%Roosevelt4,376
56.2%Dewey5,748
1.1%
R+13.4
R+1.5
R+20.9
10,234
R
43.9%Roosevelt4,688
55.8%Willkie5,957
0.3%
R+11.9
R+6.8
R+21.8
10,676
R
47.1%Roosevelt4,805
52.1%Landon5,320
0.8%
R+5.0
R+11.3
R+29.3
10,207
D
52.2%Roosevelt5,305
45.9%Hoover4,670
1.9%
D+6.2
D+21.3
R+11.5
10,164
R
42.2%Smith3,906
57.2%Hoover5,295
0.5%
R+15.0
R+1.4
D+2.5
9,251
R
41.8%Davis3,914
55.5%Coolidge5,192
2.7%
R+13.7
D+3.9
D+11.5
9,355
R
40.5%Cox4,000
58.0%Harding5,732
1.5%
R+17.5
R+14.6
D+8.7
9,880
R
46.8%Wilson2,518
49.8%Hughes2,675
3.4%
R+2.9
R+17.8
R+6.1
5,376
D
45.3%Wilson2,325
30.5%Taft1,563
24.2%
D+14.9
D+19.6
R+4.7
5,131
R
45.3%Bryan2,708
50.1%Taft2,995
4.7%
R+4.8
D+6.1
D+4.8
5,983
R
42.3%Parker2,542
53.2%Roosevelt3,195
4.5%
R+10.9
D+1.1
D+8.8
6,006
R
43.1%Bryan2,636
55.1%McKinley3,371
1.8%
R+12.0
D+3.6
R+4.5
6,116
R
41.7%Bryan2,645
57.3%McKinley3,636
1.0%
R+15.6
R+5.6
R+9.5
6,345
R
43.5%Cleveland2,549
53.4%Harrison3,135
3.1%
R+10.0
—
R+11.6
5,866
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
31.1%4,197
66.2%8,943
13,507
2022
R
31.2%3,059
66.3%6,503
9,803
2018
R
38.4%4,313
56.4%6,345
11,242
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Madison, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
22,110
2018
21,130
2020
22,070
2022
22,060
2024
22,105
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+269 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +429 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Madison, IN in Madison, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−91
2012
+127
2013
−14
2014
+38
2015
−108
2016
−87
2017
−228
2018
+121
2019
+123
2021
−80
2022
0
2023
+221
2024
+138
2025
+269
Madison, IN sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 36.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.1 points.
A population of 32,998, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,577 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taylorville, IL and New Castle, IN.
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In 2024, Madison, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 36.1 points (R+36.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,327 votes cast, 4,442 went Democratic and 9,614 went Republican.
When did Madison, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Madison, IN, Indiana?
Madison, IN, Indiana has a population of 32,998 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Madison, IN, Indiana is $64,577 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Madison, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Madison, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
