† 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
GroupMitchellIndianaUnited States
English15.6%11.3%9.5%
German14.8%19.5%12.5%
Irish11.4%10.1%9.4%
American9.1%6.9%5.3%
Scottish1.7%1.5%1.3%
Italian1.6%2.4%4.8%
French1.1%1.3%1.6%
Polish0.9%2.6%2.2%
Mexican4.7%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
Mitchell
Indiana
United States
Median age
38.3
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.7%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.0%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mitchell
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$48,930
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.7%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.4%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mitchell
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.0%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
5.3%
5.5%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
3.4%
0.9%
2.0%
Vietnamese
1.3%
0.1%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mitchell
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.
Mitchell, Indiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−23.1%
2008
−3.0%
2012
−12.0%
2016
−41.6%
2020
−47.0%
2024
−42.1%
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
27.6%Harris400
69.8%Trump1,010
2.6%
R+42.1
D+4.8
R+40.7
1,448
R
25.5%Biden375
72.5%Trump1,065
2.0%
R+47.0
R+5.4
R+51.4
1,469
R
27.1%Clinton382
68.7%Trump968
4.3%
R+41.6
R+29.6
R+43.7
1,410
R
42.7%Obama610
54.7%Romney781
2.6%
R+12.0
R+9.0
R+15.8
1,428
R
47.1%Obama733
50.0%McCain779
2.9%
R+3.0
D+20.1
R+10.2
1,557
R
38.3%Kerry520
61.4%Bush833
0.2%
R+23.1
—
R+20.6
1,356
Mitchell sits at the heart of Indiana's limestone belt, and its predominantly blue-collar workforce has historically produced lopsided margins in statewide contests, reflecting the broader rightward shift of rural southern Indiana over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.1 points.
A population of 3,937, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,930 describe the city.
In 2024, Mitchell, Indiana voted Republican by 42.1 points (R+42.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,448 votes cast, 400 went Democratic and 1,010 went Republican.
How many people live in Mitchell, Indiana?
Mitchell, Indiana has a population of 3,937 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mitchell, Indiana?
Median household income in Mitchell, Indiana is $48,930 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Mitchell, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Mitchell, Indiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
