† 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
GroupBrightIndianaUnited States
German32.9%19.5%12.5%
Irish13.7%10.1%9.4%
English12.9%11.3%9.5%
American10.6%6.9%5.3%
Italian2.2%2.4%4.8%
French1.4%1.3%1.6%
Dutch1.4%——
Scottish1.3%1.5%1.3%
Mexican0.8%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
Bright
Indiana
United States
Median age
42.1
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
5.2%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bright
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$108,974
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.3%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.9%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bright
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.3%
10.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bright
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.
Bright, Indiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−53.8%
2008
−52.5%
2012
−56.9%
2016
−67.8%
2020
−65.0%
2024
−66.9%
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
15.7%Harris527
82.6%Trump2,770
1.6%
R+66.9
R+1.9
R+65.4
3,352
R
16.7%Biden548
81.7%Trump2,684
1.6%
R+65.0
D+2.8
R+69.5
3,286
R
14.0%Clinton427
81.9%Trump2,495
4.1%
R+67.8
R+10.9
R+69.9
3,048
R
20.6%Obama585
77.5%Romney2,203
1.9%
R+56.9
R+4.5
R+60.8
2,843
R
23.4%Obama659
75.9%McCain2,136
0.7%
R+52.5
D+1.3
R+59.7
2,816
R
22.8%Kerry606
76.6%Bush2,037
0.7%
R+53.8
—
R+51.3
2,661
Bright is a census-designated place on the Ohio border where high homeownership rates and a largely white, middle-income demographic profile have produced some of southeastern Indiana's most consistent Republican vote shares in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 67.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.9 points.
A population of 5,540, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $108,974 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hidden Valley and Fort Shawnee.
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, Bright, Indiana voted Republican by 66.9 points (R+66.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,352 votes cast, 527 went Democratic and 2,770 went Republican.
How many people live in Bright, Indiana?
Bright, Indiana has a population of 5,540 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bright, Indiana?
Median household income in Bright, Indiana is $108,974 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Bright, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bright, Indiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
