Dearborn County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+58%. Republican peak: R+58 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 51,0942024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,7352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Doddridge County, WV · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dearborn CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dearborn 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 | +19.4% |
| 1896 | +9.9% |
| 1900 | +13.9% |
| 1904 | +11.2% |
| 1908 | +14.0% |
| 1912 | +30.2% |
| 1916 | +12.6% |
| 1920 | −2.7% |
| 1924 | −2.7% |
| 1928 | −17.3% |
| 1932 | +15.2% |
| 1936 | +15.1% |
| 1940 | +1.1% |
| 1944 | −3.1% |
| 1948 | +6.0% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −13.0% |
| 1960 | −10.1% |
| 1964 | +16.9% |
| 1968 | −10.7% |
| 1972 | −29.9% |
| 1976 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | −17.6% |
| 1984 | −29.9% |
| 1988 | −23.5% |
| 1992 | −11.9% |
| 1996 | −12.5% |
| 2000 | −30.8% |
| 2004 | −36.4% |
| 2008 | −34.9% |
| 2012 | −39.7% |
| 2016 | −54.8% |
| 2020 | −55.5% |
| 2024 | −58.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,335 | 20,844 | 26,600 | ||
| R | 5,446 | 19,528 | 25,383 | ||
| R | 4,883 | 18,110 | 24,128 | ||
| R | 6,528 | 15,394 | 22,356 | ||
| R | 7,123 | 14,886 | 22,217 | ||
| R | 6,596 | 14,231 | 20,969 | ||
| R | 6,020 | 11,452 | 17,650 | ||
| R | 6,269 | 8,318 | 16,439 | ||
| R | 5,116 | 6,974 | 15,567 | ||
| R | 5,066 | 8,195 | 13,309 | ||
| R | 4,920 | 9,149 | 14,132 | ||
| R | 5,135 | 7,467 | 13,249 | ||
| D | 6,348 | 6,176 | 12,595 | ||
| R | 4,137 | 7,689 | 11,885 | ||
| R | 4,842 | 6,208 | 12,760 | ||
| D | 7,699 | 5,473 | 13,198 | ||
| R | 6,216 | 7,619 | 13,854 | ||
| R | 5,535 | 7,189 | 12,746 | ||
| R | 5,810 | 7,091 | 12,934 | ||
| D | 6,040 | 5,353 | 11,462 | ||
| R | 5,157 | 5,487 | 10,691 | ||
| D | 6,038 | 5,908 | 11,987 | ||
| D | 6,366 | 4,669 | 11,256 | ||
| D | 6,429 | 4,716 | 11,275 | ||
| R | 4,459 | 6,334 | 10,829 | ||
| R | 4,330 | 4,588 | 9,536 | ||
| R | 4,884 | 5,159 | 10,183 | ||
| D | 3,010 | 2,318 | 5,495 | ||
| D | 2,957 | 1,366 | 5,268 | ||
| D | 3,365 | 2,520 | 6,027 | ||
| D | 3,264 | 2,588 | 6,020 | ||
| D | 3,371 | 2,533 | 6,031 | ||
| D | 3,313 | 2,714 | 6,065 | ||
| D | 3,397 | 2,274 | 5,801 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.2%
Irish
13.4%
English
12.6%
American
10.4%
Italian
2.2%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.3%
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: 42.1 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
$84,735
Dearborn County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Dearborn County$84,735
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Dearborn 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
7.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.0%
Working age (18–64)7.4%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.4%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
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 67.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dearborn sits in Indiana's southeastern corner along the Ohio River, where rural demographics and a manufacturing heritage have produced presidential margins exceeding 58 points in 2024, among the widest in the state.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.
A population of 51,094, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,735 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Doddridge County and Ritchie County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dearborn County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dearborn County, Indiana voted Republican by 58.3 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,600 votes cast, 5,335 went Democratic and 20,844 went Republican.
What is Dearborn County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Dearborn 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dearborn County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dearborn County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dearborn County, Indiana?
Dearborn County, Indiana has a population of 51,094 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dearborn County, Indiana?
Median household income in Dearborn County, Indiana is $84,735 — above the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Dearborn County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dearborn County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.