† 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
GroupPeru, INIndianaUnited States
German20.8%19.5%12.5%
English12.0%11.3%9.5%
Irish10.1%10.1%9.4%
American7.7%6.9%5.3%
Italian2.2%2.4%4.8%
Scottish1.4%1.5%1.3%
Polish1.2%2.6%2.2%
Dutch1.2%——
African American†3.5%7.7%9.9%
Mexican1.8%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.8%1.8%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Spaniard0.2%——
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
Peru, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
41.5
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Peru, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$61,139
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.1%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Peru, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.4%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.0%
5.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Peru, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
2.6%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.9%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
77.8%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.9%
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.
Peru, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+6.8%
1896
+2.9%
1900
+0.5%
1904
−6.2%
1908
+4.2%
1912
+25.9%
1916
+5.9%
1920
−7.6%
1924
−13.8%
1928
−19.4%
1932
+19.1%
1936
+9.4%
1940
−6.2%
1944
−12.4%
1948
−3.9%
1952
−19.1%
1956
−25.0%
1960
−17.5%
1964
+9.9%
1968
−16.7%
1972
−41.5%
1976
−13.2%
1980
−26.2%
1984
−38.3%
1988
−29.6%
1992
−17.6%
1996
−19.3%
2000
−32.8%
2004
−41.9%
2008
−19.5%
2012
−30.8%
2016
−53.0%
2020
−53.1%
2024
−54.5%
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
21.8%Harris3,046
76.3%Trump10,670
1.3%Kennedy184 +1
R+54.5
R+1.4
R+53.1
13,977
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.3%10,670
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic21.8%3,046
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.3%184
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%77
R
22.4%Biden3,235
75.5%Trump10,925
2.2%
R+53.1
R+0.1
R+57.6
14,473
R
20.3%Clinton2,766
73.3%Trump9,975
6.3%
R+53.0
R+22.2
R+55.1
13,601
R
33.0%Obama4,222
63.8%Romney8,174
3.3%
R+30.8
R+11.4
R+34.7
12,813
R
39.4%Obama5,564
58.9%McCain8,312
1.7%
R+19.5
D+22.5
R+26.7
14,113
R
28.5%Kerry3,886
70.4%Bush9,600
1.0%
R+41.9
R+9.1
R+39.5
13,628
R
32.1%Gore4,155
65.0%Bush8,401
2.9%
R+32.8
R+13.6
R+33.4
12,928
R
33.4%Clinton4,260
52.7%Dole6,719
14.0%
R+19.3
R+1.7
R+27.8
12,760
R
28.5%Clinton3,967
46.1%Bush6,416
25.4%
R+17.6
D+12.0
R+23.2
13,918
R
34.9%Dukakis4,613
64.5%Bush8,533
0.7%
R+29.6
D+8.7
R+21.9
13,236
R
30.4%Mondale4,224
68.8%Reagan9,551
0.8%
R+38.3
R+12.2
R+20.1
13,892
R
34.4%Carter4,927
60.6%Reagan8,672
4.9%
R+26.2
R+12.9
R+16.4
14,304
R
41.3%Carter6,257
54.5%Ford8,263
4.2%
R+13.2
D+28.3
R+15.3
15,155
R
28.9%McGovern3,889
70.5%Nixon9,477
0.6%
R+41.5
R+24.9
R+18.4
13,450
R
36.8%Humphrey5,019
53.4%Nixon7,295
9.8%
R+16.7
R+26.6
R+16.0
13,655
D
54.5%Johnson7,667
44.6%Goldwater6,270
0.9%
D+9.9
D+27.5
R+12.6
14,060
R
40.9%Kennedy6,191
58.4%Nixon8,844
0.6%
R+17.5
D+7.5
R+17.7
15,131
R
37.2%Stevenson5,724
62.3%Eisenhower9,574
0.5%
R+25.0
R+6.0
R+9.6
15,372
R
39.9%Stevenson6,264
59.0%Eisenhower9,254
1.1%
R+19.1
R+15.1
R+8.3
15,694
R
47.2%Truman6,538
51.1%Dewey7,083
1.7%
R+3.9
D+8.4
R+8.4
13,863
R
43.2%Roosevelt6,379
55.5%Dewey8,207
1.3%
R+12.4
R+6.2
R+19.9
14,777
R
46.6%Roosevelt7,252
52.8%Willkie8,217
0.7%
R+6.2
R+15.6
R+16.1
15,575
D
54.0%Roosevelt8,173
44.6%Landon6,747
1.3%
D+9.4
R+9.7
R+14.8
15,122
D
58.5%Roosevelt8,892
39.4%Hoover5,987
2.1%
D+19.1
D+38.5
D+1.3
15,191
R
39.8%Smith5,592
59.2%Hoover8,318
1.0%
R+19.4
R+5.6
R+1.9
14,052
R
37.7%Davis4,976
51.5%Coolidge6,796
10.8%
R+13.8
R+6.2
D+11.4
13,199
R
44.3%Cox6,259
51.9%Harding7,336
3.7%
R+7.6
R+13.5
D+18.6
14,124
D
49.1%Wilson3,854
43.2%Hughes3,390
7.8%
D+5.9
R+20.0
D+2.8
7,854
D
44.9%Wilson3,366
19.0%Taft1,426
36.1%
D+25.9
D+21.7
D+6.3
7,494
D
49.5%Bryan4,176
45.3%Taft3,820
5.3%
D+4.2
D+10.5
D+13.8
8,440
R
43.3%Parker3,605
49.5%Roosevelt4,124
7.2%
R+6.2
R+6.7
D+13.4
8,327
D
48.7%Bryan3,849
48.2%McKinley3,812
3.1%
D+0.5
R+2.5
D+8.0
7,904
D
50.4%Bryan3,602
47.5%McKinley3,393
2.0%
D+2.9
R+3.9
D+9.0
7,140
D
51.1%Cleveland3,433
44.3%Harrison2,974
4.6%
D+6.8
—
D+5.2
6,714
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
21.6%2,850
75.5%9,983
13,220
2022
R
20.1%1,713
76.6%6,524
8,519
2018
R
27.6%2,862
67.3%6,975
10,364
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Peru, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
23,387
2018
21,480
2020
22,267
2022
22,009
2024
22,017
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+10 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,587 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Peru, IN in Peru, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−217
2012
−110
2013
−365
2014
−178
2015
−57
2016
+44
2017
−185
2018
−227
2019
−175
2021
−846
2022
−521
2023
−152
2024
+392
2025
+10
Peru sits in north-central Indiana's agricultural flatlands, with a workforce historically tied to metals and auto-parts manufacturing. The Miami County seat has delivered consistent double-digit Republican margins in statewide races over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 54.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.5 points.
A population of 35,712, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,139 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kendallville, IN and Wabash, IN.
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In 2024, Peru, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 54.5 points (R+54.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,977 votes cast, 3,046 went Democratic and 10,670 went Republican.
When did Peru, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Peru, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Peru, IN, Indiana?
Peru, IN, Indiana has a population of 35,712 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Peru, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Peru, IN, Indiana is $61,139 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Peru, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Peru, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
