Daviess County, Indiana: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+64 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,6582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,5032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+12 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Blair County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Daviess CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Daviess County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | −1.8% |
| 1896 | +9.6% |
| 1900 | +1.8% |
| 1904 | −12.7% |
| 1908 | −2.4% |
| 1912 | +11.9% |
| 1916 | −0.7% |
| 1920 | −9.2% |
| 1924 | −7.0% |
| 1928 | −14.3% |
| 1932 | +7.2% |
| 1936 | +2.9% |
| 1940 | −8.6% |
| 1944 | −14.8% |
| 1948 | −8.9% |
| 1952 | −22.5% |
| 1956 | −25.9% |
| 1960 | −20.7% |
| 1964 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | −23.9% |
| 1972 | −41.0% |
| 1976 | −15.9% |
| 1980 | −25.7% |
| 1984 | −36.9% |
| 1988 | −31.9% |
| 1992 | −22.7% |
| 1996 | −23.4% |
| 2000 | −42.8% |
| 2004 | −50.6% |
| 2008 | −35.2% |
| 2012 | −50.7% |
| 2016 | −62.3% |
| 2020 | −62.0% |
| 2024 | −64.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,963 | 9,322 | 11,449 | ||
| R | 2,169 | 9,576 | 11,954 | ||
| R | 1,800 | 8,545 | 10,819 | ||
| R | 2,437 | 7,638 | 10,264 | ||
| R | 3,370 | 7,098 | 10,586 | ||
| R | 2,573 | 7,936 | 10,599 | ||
| R | 2,697 | 6,872 | 9,761 | ||
| R | 3,230 | 5,531 | 9,815 | ||
| R | 3,201 | 5,591 | 10,520 | ||
| R | 3,483 | 6,768 | 10,294 | ||
| R | 3,545 | 7,721 | 11,311 | ||
| R | 4,057 | 7,022 | 11,532 | ||
| R | 4,952 | 6,829 | 11,838 | ||
| R | 3,538 | 8,490 | 12,071 | ||
| R | 4,071 | 7,036 | 12,393 | ||
| D | 6,528 | 6,319 | 12,895 | ||
| R | 5,433 | 8,285 | 13,763 | ||
| R | 5,057 | 8,608 | 13,707 | ||
| R | 5,247 | 8,328 | 13,676 | ||
| R | 5,867 | 7,030 | 13,044 | ||
| R | 5,523 | 7,458 | 13,052 | ||
| R | 6,401 | 7,615 | 14,075 | ||
| D | 6,848 | 6,459 | 13,470 | ||
| D | 6,772 | 5,838 | 12,889 | ||
| R | 5,324 | 7,116 | 12,543 | ||
| R | 5,558 | 6,427 | 12,500 | ||
| R | 5,587 | 6,748 | 12,633 | ||
| R | 3,143 | 3,191 | 6,710 | ||
| D | 2,759 | 2,005 | 6,341 | ||
| R | 3,253 | 3,424 | 7,077 | ||
| R | 2,802 | 3,682 | 6,951 | ||
| D | 3,424 | 3,298 | 7,027 | ||
| D | 3,785 | 3,120 | 6,934 | ||
| R | 2,498 | 2,610 | 6,071 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
English
10.7%
American
9.5%
Irish
7.8%
French
1.5%
Scottish
1.0%
Polish
0.5%
African American
1.3%
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: 34.5 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
$68,503
Daviess County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Daviess County$68,503
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Daviess 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
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European15.6%
Spanish3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Daviess County's R+64.3 margin in 2024 reflects a rural, religiously conservative population that includes one of Indiana's largest Amish settlements, concentrated around the town of Montgomery.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 33,658, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,503 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blair County and Valley County. A non-English-speaking share of 19% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Daviess County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Daviess County, Indiana voted Republican by 64.3 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,449 votes cast, 1,963 went Democratic and 9,322 went Republican.
What is Daviess County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Daviess 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Daviess County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Daviess County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Daviess County, Indiana?
Daviess County, Indiana has a population of 33,658 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Daviess County, Indiana?
Median household income in Daviess County, Indiana is $68,503 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Daviess County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Daviess County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.