Benton County, Indiana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
30 precincts · 3,958 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -BOLIVARBOLIVAR | 138 | 359 | 6 | 503 | 27.4% | 71.4% | R+43.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -OAK GROVE NORTHOAK GROVE NORTH | 144 | 338 | 13 | 495 | 29.1% | 68.3% | R+39.2 |
| Precinct -GRANTGRANT | 106 | 327 | 6 | 439 | 24.1% | 74.5% | R+50.3 |
| Precinct -CENTER EASTCENTER EAST | 108 | 227 | 8 | 343 | 31.5% | 66.2% | R+34.7 |
| Precinct -CENTER SOUTHCENTER SOUTH | 88 | 237 | 5 | 330 | 26.7% | 71.8% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct -CENTER WESTCENTER WEST | 98 | 196 | 1 | 295 | 33.2% | 66.4% | R+33.2 |
| Precinct -RICHLANDRICHLAND | 55 | 222 | 12 | 289 | 19.0% | 76.8% | R+57.8 |
| Precinct -CENTER NORTHCENTER NORTH | 70 | 196 | 6 | 272 | 25.7% | 72.1% | R+46.3 |
| Precinct -OAK GROVE SOUTHOAK GROVE SOUTH | 61 | 174 | 5 | 240 | 25.4% | 72.5% | R+47.1 |
| Precinct -PINEPINE | 38 | 152 | 4 | 194 | 19.6% | 78.4% | R+58.8 |
| Precinct -HICKORY GROVEHICKORY GROVE | 26 | 113 | 2 | 141 | 18.4% | 80.1% | R+61.7 |
| Precinct -GILBOAGILBOA | 19 | 107 | 3 | 129 | 14.7% | 82.9% | R+68.2 |
| Precinct -UNIONUNION | 16 | 83 | 1 | 100 | 16.0% | 83.0% | R+67.0 |
| Precinct -PARISH GROVEPARISH GROVE | 27 | 67 | 1 | 95 | 28.4% | 70.5% | R+42.1 |
| Precinct -YORKYORK | 16 | 75 | 2 | 93 | 17.2% | 80.6% | R+63.4 |
| BOLIVAR18_1800700010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CENTER EAST18_1800700020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CENTER NORTH18_1800700030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CENTER SOUTH18_1800700040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CENTER WEST18_1800700050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GILBOA18_1800700060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GRANT18_1800700070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HICKORY GROVE18_1800700080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| OAK GROVE NORTH18_1800700090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| OAK GROVE SOUTH18_1800700100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PARISH GROVE18_1800700110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PINE18_1800700120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| RICHLAND18_1800700130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| UNION18_1800700140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| YORK18_1800700150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.1% |
| 1896 | −11.5% |
| 1900 | −12.7% |
| 1904 | −16.9% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +11.7% |
| 1916 | −10.7% |
| 1920 | −29.6% |
| 1924 | −20.5% |
| 1928 | −17.2% |
| 1932 | +17.8% |
| 1936 | +3.5% |
| 1940 | −15.4% |
| 1944 | −27.2% |
| 1948 | −16.3% |
| 1952 | −38.8% |
| 1956 | −34.2% |
| 1960 | −20.3% |
| 1964 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | −26.4% |
| 1972 | −40.4% |
| 1976 | −19.5% |
| 1980 | −33.6% |
| 1984 | −41.3% |
| 1988 | −33.2% |
| 1992 | −18.7% |
| 1996 | −16.3% |
| 2000 | −28.7% |
| 2004 | −41.6% |
| 2008 | −16.3% |
| 2012 | −32.7% |
| 2016 | −46.6% |
| 2020 | −48.6% |
| 2024 | −47.1% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,120 |
| 2018 | 5,761 |
| 2020 | 5,981 |
| 2022 | 6,069 |
| 2024 | 6,021 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−34 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −254 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $44,671 in average income, against $69,156 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+0.1 on average — 47 points more Democratic-leaning than Benton County, IN itself (R+47.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Tippecanoe County, IN136R+0.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Tippecanoe County, IN99
- Newton County, IN25
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −22 |
| 2012 | −61 |
| 2013 | −79 |
| 2014 | −64 |
| 2015 | −47 |
| 2016 | −63 |
| 2017 | −71 |
| 2018 | +4 |
| 2019 | +73 |
| 2021 | −4 |
| 2022 | −11 |
| 2023 | +67 |
| 2024 | +58 |
| 2025 | −34 |
Benton County's flat, agricultural landscape anchors an electorate that delivered a 47-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most one-sided counties in a state already tilted heavily toward the GOP.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 48.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.1 points.
A population of 8,735, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,875 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of White County and Decatur County.
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Benton County, Indiana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/18007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.