† 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
GroupPortlandIndianaUnited States
German22.4%19.5%12.5%
English10.7%11.3%9.5%
Irish8.9%10.1%9.4%
American7.9%6.9%5.3%
Dutch2.8%——
Scottish2.3%1.5%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.9%——
Italian0.8%2.4%4.8%
Mexican8.9%5.7%11.3%
Spaniard1.2%——
Puerto Rican0.5%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
Portland
Indiana
United States
Median age
37.4
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.1%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Portland
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$51,513
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.3%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.9%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Portland
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.5%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
5.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Portland
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.
Portland, Indiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−30.6%
2008
−5.8%
2012
−12.6%
2016
−39.5%
2020
−44.6%
2024
−47.1%
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
25.4%Harris595
72.4%Trump1,698
2.2%
R+47.1
R+2.4
R+45.6
2,344
R
26.5%Biden661
71.1%Trump1,773
2.3%
R+44.6
R+5.1
R+49.1
2,492
R
26.9%Clinton651
66.4%Trump1,608
6.7%
R+39.5
R+27.0
R+41.6
2,421
R
42.5%Obama1,031
55.1%Romney1,336
2.4%
R+12.6
R+6.8
R+16.4
2,426
R
46.0%Obama1,184
51.8%McCain1,333
2.3%
R+5.8
D+24.8
R+13.1
2,575
R
34.6%Kerry858
65.2%Bush1,617
0.2%
R+30.6
—
R+28.2
2,479
Portland sits in Jay County, one of Indiana's most consistently Republican-leaning jurisdictions, where manufacturing employment and agricultural roots have long shaped a working-class electorate with low population turnover.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.1 points.
A population of 6,416, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,513 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Henryetta and Hillsboro.
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, Portland, Indiana voted Republican by 47.1 points (R+47.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,344 votes cast, 595 went Democratic and 1,698 went Republican.
How many people live in Portland, Indiana?
Portland, Indiana has a population of 6,416 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Portland, Indiana?
Median household income in Portland, Indiana is $51,513 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Portland, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Portland, Indiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
