† 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
GroupMonticello, INIndianaUnited States
German23.9%19.5%12.5%
Irish13.7%10.1%9.4%
English10.2%11.3%9.5%
American6.7%6.9%5.3%
Polish2.7%2.6%2.2%
Dutch2.5%——
French2.3%1.3%1.6%
Italian1.9%2.4%4.8%
Salvadoran4.7%0.2%0.7%
Mexican4.4%5.7%11.3%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
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
Monticello, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
42.8
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.1%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Monticello, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$67,303
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.2%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.2%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Monticello, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.4%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
7.0%
5.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Monticello, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
8.4%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.8%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.2%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.3%
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.
Monticello, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+2.2%
1896
+3.1%
1900
−1.0%
1904
−11.5%
1908
−2.0%
1912
+9.6%
1916
−3.7%
1920
−18.0%
1924
−16.8%
1928
−20.6%
1932
+17.4%
1936
+6.7%
1940
−10.8%
1944
−17.0%
1948
−12.1%
1952
−35.7%
1956
−35.1%
1960
−26.0%
1964
+3.7%
1968
−24.6%
1972
−46.8%
1976
−22.4%
1980
−34.6%
1984
−39.3%
1988
−31.2%
1992
−16.0%
1996
−12.8%
2000
−24.1%
2004
−35.7%
2008
−8.3%
2012
−23.5%
2016
−42.5%
2020
−44.1%
2024
−45.0%
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
26.4%Harris2,945
71.4%Trump7,969
1.4%Kennedy159 +2
R+45.0
R+0.9
R+43.5
11,163
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.4%7,969
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.4%2,945
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.4%159
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%89
OtherAll other candidates0.0%1
R
27.2%Biden3,032
71.3%Trump7,957
1.6%
R+44.1
R+1.6
R+48.6
11,166
R
25.7%Clinton2,563
68.2%Trump6,813
6.1%
R+42.5
R+19.1
R+44.6
9,990
R
36.6%Obama3,637
60.1%Romney5,970
3.3%
R+23.5
R+15.2
R+27.3
9,935
R
44.9%Obama4,839
53.2%McCain5,731
1.8%
R+8.3
D+27.4
R+15.6
10,767
R
31.6%Kerry3,277
67.3%Bush6,974
1.1%
R+35.7
R+11.6
R+33.2
10,366
R
36.9%Gore3,655
61.0%Bush6,037
2.1%
R+24.1
R+11.2
R+24.6
9,904
R
35.0%Clinton3,396
47.9%Dole4,642
17.1%
R+12.8
D+3.1
R+21.4
9,698
R
29.2%Clinton2,988
45.2%Bush4,622
25.5%
R+16.0
D+15.2
R+21.5
10,221
R
34.2%Dukakis3,256
65.4%Bush6,220
0.4%
R+31.2
D+8.1
R+23.4
9,513
R
30.1%Mondale3,157
69.3%Reagan7,279
0.6%
R+39.3
R+4.7
R+21.0
10,499
R
29.9%Carter3,247
64.5%Reagan6,999
5.6%
R+34.6
R+12.2
R+24.8
10,855
R
38.2%Carter3,963
60.6%Ford6,287
1.1%
R+22.4
D+24.4
R+24.5
10,369
R
26.4%McGovern2,675
73.2%Nixon7,419
0.4%
R+46.8
R+22.2
R+23.6
10,137
R
32.9%Humphrey3,395
57.6%Nixon5,932
9.5%
R+24.6
R+28.4
R+23.9
10,305
D
51.7%Johnson5,407
48.0%Goldwater5,015
0.3%
D+3.7
D+29.8
R+18.8
10,455
R
36.9%Kennedy3,914
62.9%Nixon6,678
0.2%
R+26.0
D+9.0
R+26.2
10,612
R
32.4%Stevenson3,219
67.4%Eisenhower6,708
0.2%
R+35.1
D+0.6
R+19.7
9,949
R
31.9%Stevenson3,211
67.6%Eisenhower6,795
0.5%
R+35.7
R+23.6
R+24.9
10,052
R
43.7%Truman3,849
55.7%Dewey4,911
0.6%
R+12.1
D+4.9
R+16.5
8,813
R
41.3%Roosevelt3,570
58.3%Dewey5,039
0.5%
R+17.0
R+6.2
R+24.5
8,650
R
44.4%Roosevelt4,176
55.1%Willkie5,189
0.5%
R+10.8
R+17.4
R+20.7
9,409
D
52.6%Roosevelt4,863
45.9%Landon4,245
1.5%
D+6.7
R+10.7
R+17.6
9,250
D
57.9%Roosevelt4,976
40.5%Hoover3,484
1.5%
D+17.4
D+37.9
R+0.4
8,592
R
39.4%Smith2,980
60.0%Hoover4,534
0.6%
R+20.6
R+3.7
R+3.1
7,556
R
39.5%Davis3,138
56.4%Coolidge4,475
4.1%
R+16.8
D+1.1
D+8.3
7,940
R
40.6%Cox3,375
58.6%Harding4,871
0.9%
R+18.0
R+14.3
D+8.2
8,317
R
46.9%Wilson2,262
50.7%Hughes2,442
2.4%
R+3.7
R+13.3
R+6.9
4,820
D
44.4%Wilson2,059
34.8%Taft1,613
20.8%
D+9.6
D+11.6
R+9.9
4,639
R
47.3%Bryan2,326
49.3%Taft2,423
3.5%
R+2.0
D+9.6
D+7.6
4,919
R
41.5%Parker2,096
53.0%Roosevelt2,679
5.5%
R+11.5
R+10.5
D+8.1
5,053
R
48.1%Bryan2,510
49.1%McKinley2,562
2.7%
R+1.0
R+4.1
D+6.6
5,215
D
50.6%Bryan2,537
47.6%McKinley2,383
1.8%
D+3.1
D+0.9
D+9.2
5,009
D
46.2%Cleveland1,896
44.0%Harrison1,807
9.7%
D+2.2
—
D+0.5
4,103
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
24.4%2,650
72.8%7,900
10,859
2022
R
23.8%1,601
73.9%4,972
6,729
2018
R
32.2%2,736
60.1%5,100
8,490
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Monticello, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
17,387
2018
15,936
2020
16,711
2022
17,425
2024
17,036
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−109 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,003 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Monticello, IN in Monticello, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−114
2012
−186
2013
−60
2014
−21
2015
−140
2016
−245
2017
+55
2018
−65
2019
−66
2021
+9
2022
−38
2023
+65
2024
−88
2025
−109
Monticello, IN sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 46.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.0 points.
A population of 24,717, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,303 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kendallville, IN and Logansport, IN.
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In 2024, Monticello, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 45.0 points (R+45.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,163 votes cast, 2,945 went Democratic and 7,969 went Republican.
When did Monticello, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Monticello, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Monticello, IN, Indiana?
Monticello, IN, Indiana has a population of 24,717 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monticello, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Monticello, IN, Indiana is $67,303 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Monticello, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Monticello, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
