† 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
GroupLintonIndianaUnited States
German17.3%19.5%12.5%
English15.1%11.3%9.5%
Irish10.6%10.1%9.4%
American9.8%6.9%5.3%
French3.1%1.3%1.6%
Scottish2.2%1.5%1.3%
Italian1.4%2.4%4.8%
Welsh1.3%——
Mexican1.1%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%
Honduran0.2%0.2%0.3%
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
Linton
Indiana
United States
Median age
36.2
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
14.2%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Linton
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$45,440
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.3%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.1%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Linton
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.8%
10.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Linton
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.
Linton, Indiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−18.5%
2008
−1.8%
2012
−21.2%
2016
−47.5%
2020
−44.2%
2024
−46.5%
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
26.0%Harris546
72.5%Trump1,522
1.5%
R+46.5
R+2.2
R+45.0
2,100
R
26.8%Biden598
71.0%Trump1,585
2.2%
R+44.2
D+3.2
R+48.7
2,231
R
24.2%Clinton542
71.6%Trump1,606
4.2%
R+47.5
R+26.2
R+49.5
2,242
R
38.1%Obama845
59.3%Romney1,315
2.5%
R+21.2
R+19.4
R+25.1
2,216
R
47.4%Obama1,172
49.3%McCain1,217
3.3%
R+1.8
D+16.6
R+9.1
2,470
R
40.7%Kerry940
59.1%Bush1,367
0.2%
R+18.5
—
R+16.0
2,312
Linton sits in Greene County, once anchored by underground coal mining, and its working-class electorate has swung decisively toward Republican margins over the past two decades as manufacturing and energy employment reshaped local priorities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.5 points.
A population of 5,260, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,440 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tipton and Park Hills.
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, Linton, Indiana voted Republican by 46.5 points (R+46.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,100 votes cast, 546 went Democratic and 1,522 went Republican.
How many people live in Linton, Indiana?
Linton, Indiana has a population of 5,260 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Linton, Indiana?
Median household income in Linton, Indiana is $45,440 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Linton, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Linton, Indiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
