† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupBedfordIndianaUnited States
English16.8%11.3%9.5%
German15.9%19.5%12.5%
Irish12.3%10.1%9.4%
American9.8%6.9%5.3%
Scottish1.8%1.5%1.3%
Italian1.7%2.4%4.8%
French1.2%1.3%1.6%
Polish1.0%2.6%2.2%
Mexican2.3%5.7%11.3%
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
Bedford
Indiana
United States
Median age
41.8
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.9%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bedford
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$49,553
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.2%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.3%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bedford
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.2%
10.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bedford
Indiana
United States
Catholic
—
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
57.9%
51.5%
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.
Bedford, Indiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−38.2%
2008
−18.2%
2012
−30.9%
2016
−42.7%
2020
−39.4%
2024
−38.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
30.0%Harris1,765
68.0%Trump3,997
2.0%
R+38.0
D+1.4
R+36.5
5,880
R
29.0%Biden1,680
68.4%Trump3,961
2.6%
R+39.4
D+3.3
R+43.8
5,792
R
25.3%Clinton1,378
68.0%Trump3,705
6.7%
R+42.7
R+11.8
R+44.8
5,450
R
33.2%Obama1,664
64.1%Romney3,211
2.6%
R+30.9
R+12.7
R+34.8
5,006
R
39.7%Obama2,166
57.9%McCain3,157
2.3%
R+18.2
D+20.0
R+25.5
5,451
R
30.8%Kerry1,567
69.0%Bush3,508
0.2%
R+38.2
—
R+35.7
5,086
Bedford sits at the economic and civic center of Lawrence County, where the stone-cutting industry shaped both the built environment and a working-class demographic profile that tilts heavily toward Republican margins in statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 42.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.0 points.
A population of 13,837, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,553 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crossville and Marion.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Bedford, Indiana voted Republican by 38.0 points (R+38.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,880 votes cast, 1,765 went Democratic and 3,997 went Republican.
How many people live in Bedford, Indiana?
Bedford, Indiana has a population of 13,837 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bedford, Indiana?
Median household income in Bedford, Indiana is $49,553 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Bedford, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bedford, Indiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
