Adams County, Indiana: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+53%. Republican peak: R+53 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,2272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,2892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wells County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Adams CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Adams County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +37.1% |
| 1896 | +34.4% |
| 1900 | +32.2% |
| 1904 | +19.4% |
| 1908 | +31.7% |
| 1912 | +42.5% |
| 1916 | +22.1% |
| 1920 | −6.1% |
| 1924 | +12.0% |
| 1928 | +0.3% |
| 1932 | +33.5% |
| 1936 | +27.9% |
| 1940 | −8.9% |
| 1944 | −19.2% |
| 1948 | −2.0% |
| 1952 | −23.6% |
| 1956 | −33.2% |
| 1960 | −23.1% |
| 1964 | +21.9% |
| 1968 | −9.8% |
| 1972 | −30.9% |
| 1976 | −12.1% |
| 1980 | −14.2% |
| 1984 | −33.8% |
| 1988 | −36.1% |
| 1992 | −18.6% |
| 1996 | −21.5% |
| 2000 | −38.0% |
| 2004 | −46.6% |
| 2008 | −25.7% |
| 2012 | −39.4% |
| 2016 | −51.9% |
| 2020 | −52.4% |
| 2024 | −52.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,179 | 10,528 | 13,986 | ||
| R | 3,236 | 10,686 | 14,209 | ||
| R | 2,802 | 9,642 | 13,185 | ||
| R | 3,806 | 8,937 | 13,032 | ||
| R | 4,928 | 8,404 | 13,513 | ||
| R | 3,512 | 9,734 | 13,340 | ||
| R | 3,775 | 8,555 | 12,590 | ||
| R | 4,247 | 6,960 | 12,637 | ||
| R | 3,708 | 6,078 | 12,708 | ||
| R | 3,811 | 8,137 | 11,997 | ||
| R | 3,923 | 7,958 | 11,952 | ||
| R | 4,673 | 6,368 | 11,978 | ||
| R | 4,908 | 6,280 | 11,306 | ||
| R | 3,971 | 7,549 | 11,572 | ||
| R | 4,667 | 5,774 | 11,259 | ||
| D | 6,637 | 4,230 | 10,973 | ||
| R | 4,338 | 6,972 | 11,409 | ||
| R | 3,520 | 7,079 | 10,708 | ||
| R | 3,744 | 6,204 | 10,408 | ||
| R | 4,640 | 4,832 | 9,645 | ||
| R | 3,804 | 5,648 | 9,601 | ||
| R | 4,382 | 5,247 | 9,730 | ||
| D | 5,822 | 3,249 | 9,208 | ||
| D | 5,892 | 2,910 | 8,913 | ||
| D | 4,066 | 4,045 | 8,139 | ||
| D | 4,300 | 3,330 | 8,055 | ||
| R | 3,653 | 4,144 | 7,998 | ||
| D | 2,875 | 1,796 | 4,876 | ||
| D | 2,961 | 917 | 4,805 | ||
| D | 3,404 | 1,726 | 5,289 | ||
| D | 2,973 | 1,967 | 5,187 | ||
| D | 3,337 | 1,688 | 5,126 | ||
| D | 3,340 | 1,613 | 5,026 | ||
| D | 2,906 | 1,247 | 4,467 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.8%
English
7.5%
Irish
6.8%
American
6.4%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.4%
Scottish
1.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 33.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,289
Adams County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Adams County$65,289
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Adams County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European13.3%
Spanish2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 17.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Adams County's Amish and conservative Mennonite communities anchor a demographic profile that has produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 50 points in recent cycles, making it among the most one-sided counties in the state.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-three points in 2024. The 2024 margin was fifty-three points.
A population of 36,227, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,289 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wells County and Lycoming County. A non-English-speaking share of 16% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Adams County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Adams County, Indiana voted Republican by 52.5 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,986 votes cast, 3,179 went Democratic and 10,528 went Republican.
What is Adams County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Adams County, Indiana in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Adams County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Adams County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Adams County, Indiana?
Adams County, Indiana has a population of 36,227 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Adams County, Indiana?
Median household income in Adams County, Indiana is $65,289 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Adams County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Adams County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.