† 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
GroupDyerIndianaUnited States
German20.8%19.5%12.5%
Irish15.3%10.1%9.4%
Polish14.1%2.6%2.2%
English8.8%11.3%9.5%
Italian7.2%2.4%4.8%
Dutch4.9%——
American3.9%6.9%5.3%
Slovak2.0%——
Mexican9.7%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.8%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†2.3%7.7%9.9%
Asian Indian1.0%0.8%1.4%
Chinese0.6%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.6%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.4%—0.6%
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
Dyer
Indiana
United States
Median age
47.1
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.5%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dyer
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$107,159
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.2%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.5%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dyer
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.9%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
5.1%
5.5%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
2.5%
0.3%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
2.3%
0.9%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dyer
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.
Dyer, Indiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−16.3%
2008
−3.7%
2012
−7.5%
2016
−11.4%
2020
−10.7%
2024
−14.6%
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
42.1%Harris3,688
56.7%Trump4,966
1.2%
R+14.6
R+3.9
R+13.1
8,755
R
44.0%Biden3,939
54.7%Trump4,894
1.3%
R+10.7
D+0.8
R+15.1
8,948
R
41.8%Clinton3,286
53.2%Trump4,185
4.9%
R+11.4
R+4.0
R+13.5
7,860
R
45.6%Obama3,368
53.0%Romney3,919
1.4%
R+7.5
R+3.8
R+11.3
7,390
R
47.7%Obama3,069
51.4%McCain3,304
0.9%
R+3.7
D+12.7
R+10.9
6,434
R
41.8%Kerry2,568
58.1%Bush3,570
0.0%
R+16.3
—
R+13.9
6,141
Dyer sits at Indiana's northwestern corner, close enough to the Illinois state line that its workforce and voting patterns reflect Chicago-area suburban trends more than downstate Indiana norms.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 16.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.6 points.
A population of 16,400, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $107,159 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Schererville and Mountain Top.
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, Dyer, Indiana voted Republican by 14.6 points (R+14.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,755 votes cast, 3,688 went Democratic and 4,966 went Republican.
How many people live in Dyer, Indiana?
Dyer, Indiana has a population of 16,400 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dyer, Indiana?
Median household income in Dyer, Indiana is $107,159 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Dyer, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Dyer, Indiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
