Clinton County, Indiana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+48 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 32,9442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,0192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Tipton County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Clinton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Clinton 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 | −3.2% |
| 1896 | +1.9% |
| 1900 | −1.0% |
| 1904 | −12.3% |
| 1908 | +0.7% |
| 1912 | +15.0% |
| 1916 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | −6.9% |
| 1924 | −10.1% |
| 1928 | −12.6% |
| 1932 | +13.7% |
| 1936 | +6.8% |
| 1940 | −5.3% |
| 1944 | −11.7% |
| 1948 | −5.1% |
| 1952 | −21.5% |
| 1956 | −21.3% |
| 1960 | −19.0% |
| 1964 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | −15.1% |
| 1972 | −39.2% |
| 1976 | −10.3% |
| 1980 | −20.8% |
| 1984 | −34.7% |
| 1988 | −31.9% |
| 1992 | −21.7% |
| 1996 | −19.1% |
| 2000 | −31.8% |
| 2004 | −43.2% |
| 2008 | −13.0% |
| 2012 | −30.7% |
| 2016 | −47.6% |
| 2020 | −46.1% |
| 2024 | −48.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,135 | 9,108 | 12,450 | ||
| R | 3,361 | 9,334 | 12,949 | ||
| R | 2,819 | 8,531 | 11,991 | ||
| R | 3,308 | 6,338 | 9,883 | ||
| R | 5,307 | 6,919 | 12,392 | ||
| R | 3,335 | 8,471 | 11,877 | ||
| R | 3,643 | 7,141 | 10,991 | ||
| R | 3,949 | 6,156 | 11,571 | ||
| R | 3,490 | 6,141 | 12,224 | ||
| R | 4,412 | 8,570 | 13,021 | ||
| R | 4,329 | 8,969 | 13,363 | ||
| R | 5,258 | 8,158 | 13,962 | ||
| R | 6,662 | 8,199 | 14,963 | ||
| R | 4,283 | 9,849 | 14,187 | ||
| R | 5,714 | 7,929 | 14,707 | ||
| D | 8,353 | 7,157 | 15,582 | ||
| R | 6,533 | 9,620 | 16,217 | ||
| R | 6,268 | 9,690 | 16,032 | ||
| R | 6,469 | 10,057 | 16,724 | ||
| R | 7,001 | 7,762 | 14,921 | ||
| R | 6,381 | 8,087 | 14,605 | ||
| R | 7,732 | 8,610 | 16,444 | ||
| D | 8,340 | 7,265 | 15,730 | ||
| D | 8,314 | 6,288 | 14,776 | ||
| R | 5,895 | 7,606 | 13,610 | ||
| R | 6,070 | 7,469 | 13,862 | ||
| R | 6,721 | 7,739 | 14,717 | ||
| D | 3,662 | 3,638 | 7,618 | ||
| D | 3,255 | 2,182 | 7,150 | ||
| D | 3,680 | 3,626 | 7,682 | ||
| R | 3,112 | 4,053 | 7,633 | ||
| R | 3,603 | 3,677 | 7,538 | ||
| D | 3,747 | 3,607 | 7,455 | ||
| R | 3,006 | 3,222 | 6,851 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.3%
English
9.9%
American
8.2%
Irish
7.3%
Italian
1.2%
French
1.1%
Scottish
1.0%
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: 36.7 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
$65,019
Clinton County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clinton County$65,019
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Clinton 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
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish11.9%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Clinton County delivered a 48-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the heavily rural, small-town character of a north-central Indiana county where Frankfort anchors an otherwise agricultural landscape.
The Republican margin here reached forty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A median household income of $65,019, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 32,944 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tipton County and Marshall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clinton County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clinton County, Indiana voted Republican by 48.0 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,450 votes cast, 3,135 went Democratic and 9,108 went Republican.
What is Clinton County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Clinton County, Indiana in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Clinton County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clinton County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Clinton County, Indiana?
Clinton County, Indiana has a population of 32,944 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clinton County, Indiana?
Median household income in Clinton County, Indiana is $65,019 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Clinton County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clinton County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.