† 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
GroupOssianIndianaUnited States
German31.4%19.5%12.5%
English14.2%11.3%9.5%
Irish8.9%10.1%9.4%
American8.3%6.9%5.3%
French2.2%1.3%1.6%
Scottish2.2%1.5%1.3%
Dutch1.8%——
Italian1.3%2.4%4.8%
Mexican0.8%5.7%11.3%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%
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
Ossian
Indiana
United States
Median age
44.1
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
4.0%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ossian
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$71,563
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.7%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.5%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ossian
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.9%
10.4%
22.3%
German or other West Germanic
1.3%
1.1%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ossian
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.
Ossian, Indiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−47.7%
2008
−30.5%
2012
−42.2%
2016
−48.0%
2020
−50.3%
2024
−48.9%
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
24.6%Harris425
73.5%Trump1,271
2.0%
R+48.9
D+1.4
R+47.4
1,730
R
23.8%Biden407
74.1%Trump1,267
2.1%
R+50.3
R+2.3
R+54.7
1,710
R
23.3%Clinton372
71.3%Trump1,138
5.4%
R+48.0
R+5.8
R+50.1
1,596
R
27.9%Obama424
70.1%Romney1,066
2.0%
R+42.2
R+11.7
R+46.1
1,521
R
34.1%Obama504
64.7%McCain955
1.2%
R+30.5
D+17.2
R+37.8
1,477
R
25.5%Kerry362
73.3%Bush1,039
1.2%
R+47.7
—
R+45.3
1,418
Ossian sits in northeast Indiana's agricultural flatlands, where Whitley County has backed Republican presidential candidates by wide margins across recent cycles. Its modest population of roughly 3,400 reflects the small-town demographic profile typical of the region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 50.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.9 points.
A population of 3,384, a 98% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,563 describe the city.
In 2024, Ossian, Indiana voted Republican by 48.9 points (R+48.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,730 votes cast, 425 went Democratic and 1,271 went Republican.
How many people live in Ossian, Indiana?
Ossian, Indiana has a population of 3,384 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ossian, Indiana?
Median household income in Ossian, Indiana is $71,563 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Ossian, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ossian, Indiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
