† 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
GroupWabash, INIndianaUnited States
German23.3%19.5%12.5%
English14.2%11.3%9.5%
Irish10.0%10.1%9.4%
American9.7%6.9%5.3%
French1.4%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.2%1.5%1.3%
Dutch1.1%——
Italian1.0%2.4%4.8%
Mexican1.8%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.8%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%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
Wabash, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
42.7
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.9%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wabash, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$66,806
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.1%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.1%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wabash, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.2%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
5.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wabash, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
3.1%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.2%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.6%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
13.9%
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.
Wabash, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−19.1%
1896
−19.5%
1900
−20.5%
1904
−28.1%
1908
−12.8%
1912
+14.8%
1916
−8.9%
1920
−24.0%
1924
−26.8%
1928
−37.3%
1932
−0.7%
1936
−7.5%
1940
−23.2%
1944
−27.5%
1948
−26.1%
1952
−38.0%
1956
−43.0%
1960
−36.8%
1964
+4.0%
1968
−28.5%
1972
−36.9%
1976
−19.7%
1980
−28.7%
1984
−41.2%
1988
−37.2%
1992
−16.8%
1996
−18.6%
2000
−31.4%
2004
−41.8%
2008
−20.1%
2012
−36.2%
2016
−50.2%
2020
−49.9%
2024
−50.8%
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
23.9%Harris3,335
74.7%Trump10,425
0.9%Kennedy127 +2
R+50.8
R+0.9
R+49.3
13,961
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.7%10,425
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic23.9%3,335
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%127
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%68
OtherAll other candidates0.0%6
R
24.0%Biden3,494
73.8%Trump10,762
2.2%
R+49.9
D+0.3
R+54.3
14,573
R
22.3%Clinton3,018
72.5%Trump9,819
5.3%
R+50.2
R+14.0
R+52.3
13,550
R
30.8%Obama3,973
67.0%Romney8,644
2.2%
R+36.2
R+16.2
R+40.1
12,895
R
39.3%Obama5,456
59.4%McCain8,238
1.3%
R+20.1
D+21.8
R+27.3
13,871
R
28.8%Kerry3,920
70.6%Bush9,607
0.6%
R+41.8
R+10.4
R+39.4
13,602
R
33.2%Gore4,277
64.6%Bush8,321
2.2%
R+31.4
R+12.8
R+31.9
12,883
R
35.2%Clinton4,577
53.8%Dole6,990
11.0%
R+18.6
R+1.7
R+27.1
12,996
R
29.9%Clinton4,518
46.8%Bush7,062
23.3%
R+16.8
D+20.4
R+22.4
15,101
R
31.1%Dukakis4,168
68.4%Bush9,153
0.5%
R+37.2
D+4.0
R+29.5
13,384
R
29.1%Mondale4,077
70.3%Reagan9,862
0.6%
R+41.2
R+12.6
R+23.0
14,028
R
32.2%Carter4,620
60.8%Reagan8,738
7.0%
R+28.7
R+8.9
R+18.9
14,368
R
39.8%Carter5,704
59.5%Ford8,534
0.7%
R+19.7
D+17.2
R+21.8
14,340
R
31.4%McGovern4,601
68.3%Nixon10,011
0.3%
R+36.9
R+8.4
R+13.8
14,659
R
32.6%Humphrey4,598
61.1%Nixon8,611
6.3%
R+28.5
R+32.4
R+27.8
14,101
D
51.5%Johnson7,485
47.5%Goldwater6,905
1.0%
D+4.0
D+40.8
R+18.6
14,535
R
31.3%Kennedy4,788
68.1%Nixon10,420
0.6%
R+36.8
D+6.2
R+37.0
15,297
R
28.2%Stevenson4,085
71.2%Eisenhower10,318
0.6%
R+43.0
R+5.0
R+27.6
14,496
R
29.9%Stevenson4,395
67.9%Eisenhower9,980
2.1%
R+38.0
R+11.9
R+27.3
14,690
R
35.4%Truman4,692
61.5%Dewey8,149
3.1%
R+26.1
D+1.4
R+30.6
13,245
R
34.8%Roosevelt4,665
62.3%Dewey8,357
2.9%
R+27.5
R+4.3
R+35.0
13,415
R
37.9%Roosevelt5,431
61.1%Willkie8,755
1.0%
R+23.2
R+15.7
R+33.1
14,327
R
45.5%Roosevelt6,200
53.0%Landon7,223
1.5%
R+7.5
R+6.8
R+31.8
13,623
R
48.6%Roosevelt6,553
49.4%Hoover6,652
2.0%
R+0.7
D+36.6
R+18.5
13,476
R
31.0%Smith3,872
68.3%Hoover8,537
0.8%
R+37.3
R+10.5
R+19.8
12,508
R
33.7%Davis4,054
60.4%Coolidge7,277
5.9%
R+26.8
R+2.8
R+1.6
12,040
R
36.3%Cox4,827
60.3%Harding8,018
3.3%
R+24.0
R+15.1
D+2.2
13,290
R
41.5%Wilson3,168
50.4%Hughes3,849
8.2%
R+8.9
R+23.8
R+12.1
7,641
O
34.9%Wilson2,371
20.1%Taft1,363
45.0%
Roosevelt +10.1
D+27.6
R+4.7
6,789
R
40.8%Bryan3,116
53.5%Taft4,091
5.7%
R+12.8
D+15.3
R+3.2
7,640
R
31.3%Parker2,381
59.4%Roosevelt4,516
9.2%
R+28.1
R+7.6
R+8.4
7,597
R
38.0%Bryan2,882
58.5%McKinley4,433
3.5%
R+20.5
R+0.9
R+12.9
7,581
R
39.5%Bryan2,891
59.0%McKinley4,319
1.4%
R+19.5
R+0.4
R+13.4
7,315
R
36.1%Cleveland2,413
55.2%Harrison3,687
8.7%
R+19.1
—
R+20.7
6,679
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
22.2%2,973
75.3%10,102
13,420
2022
R
20.8%2,046
76.4%7,530
9,855
2018
R
28.0%3,159
67.8%7,658
11,299
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Wabash, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
22,798
2018
20,450
2020
21,088
2022
20,966
2024
20,840
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+92 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −644 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Wabash, IN in Wabash, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−240
2012
−134
2013
−18
2014
−89
2015
−149
2016
−278
2017
−32
2018
−69
2019
−113
2021
+171
2022
+123
2023
−30
2024
+122
2025
+92
Wabash County's economy was shaped by early factory and agricultural roots, and the metro consistently posts wide Republican margins in statewide races while retaining a blue-collar demographic profile that once leaned competitive.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 50.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.8 points.
A population of 30,844, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,806 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crawfordsville, IN and Bedford, IN.
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In 2024, Wabash, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 50.8 points (R+50.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,961 votes cast, 3,335 went Democratic and 10,425 went Republican.
When did Wabash, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wabash, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wabash, IN, Indiana?
Wabash, IN, Indiana has a population of 30,844 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wabash, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Wabash, IN, Indiana is $66,806 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Wabash, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Wabash, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.
