Brown County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+33%. Democratic peak: D+39 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,6062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,5282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- White County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Brown CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Brown County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +33.3% |
| 1896 | +33.9% |
| 1900 | +33.7% |
| 1904 | +19.5% |
| 1908 | +26.8% |
| 1912 | +39.4% |
| 1916 | +33.9% |
| 1920 | +24.6% |
| 1924 | +23.1% |
| 1928 | +2.0% |
| 1932 | +35.1% |
| 1936 | +12.0% |
| 1940 | +5.9% |
| 1944 | +6.9% |
| 1948 | +14.0% |
| 1952 | −3.5% |
| 1956 | −2.9% |
| 1960 | −4.5% |
| 1964 | +21.0% |
| 1968 | −14.6% |
| 1972 | −30.8% |
| 1976 | −1.7% |
| 1980 | −16.4% |
| 1984 | −13.9% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −9.5% |
| 1996 | −9.1% |
| 2000 | −18.5% |
| 2004 | −24.3% |
| 2008 | −2.6% |
| 2012 | −16.7% |
| 2016 | −31.2% |
| 2020 | −30.5% |
| 2024 | −32.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,832 | 5,647 | 8,627 | ||
| R | 3,036 | 5,777 | 8,981 | ||
| R | 2,518 | 5,015 | 8,000 | ||
| R | 3,060 | 4,332 | 7,634 | ||
| R | 3,854 | 4,060 | 8,055 | ||
| R | 2,730 | 4,512 | 7,330 | ||
| R | 2,608 | 3,871 | 6,817 | ||
| R | 2,413 | 2,988 | 6,309 | ||
| R | 2,029 | 2,633 | 6,325 | ||
| R | 2,115 | 3,348 | 5,501 | ||
| R | 2,657 | 3,517 | 6,198 | ||
| R | 2,014 | 2,884 | 5,291 | ||
| R | 2,381 | 2,466 | 4,904 | ||
| R | 1,443 | 2,737 | 4,207 | ||
| R | 1,327 | 1,881 | 3,807 | ||
| D | 2,135 | 1,390 | 3,544 | ||
| R | 1,533 | 1,679 | 3,244 | ||
| R | 1,555 | 1,649 | 3,219 | ||
| R | 1,414 | 1,517 | 2,964 | ||
| D | 1,459 | 1,092 | 2,629 | ||
| D | 1,352 | 1,174 | 2,571 | ||
| D | 1,662 | 1,477 | 3,160 | ||
| D | 1,585 | 1,244 | 2,844 | ||
| D | 1,676 | 790 | 2,527 | ||
| D | 999 | 959 | 1,977 | ||
| D | 1,229 | 756 | 2,047 | ||
| D | 1,316 | 788 | 2,144 | ||
| D | 1,046 | 506 | 1,595 | ||
| D | 909 | 305 | 1,533 | ||
| D | 1,177 | 663 | 1,916 | ||
| D | 1,157 | 760 | 2,034 | ||
| D | 1,450 | 707 | 2,203 | ||
| D | 1,480 | 726 | 2,225 | ||
| D | 1,378 | 656 | 2,167 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.6%
English
18.7%
Irish
13.2%
American
8.5%
Italian
2.1%
French
2.1%
Scottish
1.8%
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: 51.0 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
$78,528
Brown County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Brown County$78,528
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Brown County ranks in the top 25% 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
7.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.2%
Working age (18–64)7.4%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Brown County's population of under 15,000 clusters around the artist community of Nashville, Indiana, yet its presidential margins have widened steadily rightward over the past decade, reaching R+32.6 in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-three points.
A population of 15,606, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,528 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of White County and Wayne County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Brown County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brown County, Indiana voted Republican by 32.6 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,627 votes cast, 2,832 went Democratic and 5,647 went Republican.
What is Brown County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Brown County, Indiana in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Brown County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brown County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Brown County, Indiana?
Brown County, Indiana has a population of 15,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brown County, Indiana?
Median household income in Brown County, Indiana is $78,528 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Brown County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brown County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.