Decatur County, Indiana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
40 precincts · 12,111 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -FUGIT TOWNSHIPFUGIT TOWNSHIP | 218 | 876 | 16 | 1,110 | 19.6% | 78.9% | R+59.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WASHINGTON TOWNSHIPWASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | 184 | 792 | 24 | 1,000 | 18.4% | 79.2% | R+60.8 |
| Precinct -MARION TOWNSHIPMARION TOWNSHIP | 120 | 802 | 16 | 938 | 12.8% | 85.5% | R+72.7 |
| Precinct -GREENSBURG 04GREENSBURG 04 | 227 | 638 | 14 | 879 | 25.8% | 72.6% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -GREENSBURG 07GREENSBURG 07 | 157 | 514 | 14 | 685 | 22.9% | 75.0% | R+52.1 |
| Precinct -SALTCREEK TOWNSHIPSALTCREEK TOWNSHIP | 73 | 560 | 6 | 639 | 11.4% | 87.6% | R+76.2 |
| Precinct -ADAMS TOWNSHIPADAMS TOWNSHIP | 125 | 498 | 8 | 631 | 19.8% | 78.9% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -GREENSBURG 01GREENSBURG 01 | 158 | 457 | 10 | 625 | 25.3% | 73.1% | R+47.8 |
| Precinct -GREENSBURG 05GREENSBURG 05 | 132 | 448 | 16 | 596 | 22.1% | 75.2% | R+53.0 |
| Precinct -CLAY TOWNSHIPCLAY TOWNSHIP | 84 | 490 | 15 | 589 | 14.3% | 83.2% | R+68.9 |
| Precinct -GREENSBURG 08GREENSBURG 08 | 143 | 429 | 11 | 583 | 24.5% | 73.6% | R+49.1 |
| Precinct -GREENSBURG 02GREENSBURG 02 | 154 | 398 | 12 | 564 | 27.3% | 70.6% | R+43.3 |
| Precinct -WESTPORTWESTPORT | 107 | 438 | 6 | 551 | 19.4% | 79.5% | R+60.1 |
| Precinct -JACKSON TOWNSHIPJACKSON TOWNSHIP | 78 | 417 | 9 | 504 | 15.5% | 82.7% | R+67.3 |
| Precinct -GREENSBURG 03GREENSBURG 03 | 141 | 329 | 11 | 481 | 29.3% | 68.4% | R+39.1 |
| Precinct -SANDCREEK NORTHSANDCREEK NORTH | 59 | 369 | 9 | 437 | 13.5% | 84.4% | R+70.9 |
| Precinct -SANDCREEK SOUTHSANDCREEK SOUTH | 65 | 339 | 6 | 410 | 15.9% | 82.7% | R+66.8 |
| Precinct -GREENSBURG 06GREENSBURG 06 | 92 | 268 | 6 | 366 | 25.1% | 73.2% | R+48.1 |
| Precinct -CLINTON TOWNSHIPCLINTON TOWNSHIP | 32 | 238 | 1 | 271 | 11.8% | 87.8% | R+76.0 |
| Precinct -ST. PAULST. PAUL | 57 | 191 | 4 | 252 | 22.6% | 75.8% | R+53.2 |
| ADAMS TOWNSHIP18_1803100010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CLAY TOWNSHIP18_1803100020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CLINTON TOWNSHIP18_1803100030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| FUGIT TOWNSHIP18_1803100040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GREENSBURG 0118_1803100050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GREENSBURG 0218_1803100060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GREENSBURG 0318_1803100070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GREENSBURG 0418_1803100080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GREENSBURG 0518_1803100090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GREENSBURG 0618_1803100100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GREENSBURG 0718_1803100110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GREENSBURG 0818_1803100120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JACKSON TOWNSHIP18_1803100130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MARION TOWNSHIP18_1803100140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SALTCREEK TOWNSHIP18_1803100150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SANDCREEK NORTH18_1803100160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SANDCREEK SOUTH18_1803100170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ST. PAUL18_1803100180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP18_1803100190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WESTPORT18_1803100200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −3.2% |
| 1896 | −6.1% |
| 1900 | −5.4% |
| 1904 | −14.6% |
| 1908 | −4.9% |
| 1912 | +19.0% |
| 1916 | −6.5% |
| 1920 | −16.9% |
| 1924 | −8.8% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +7.8% |
| 1936 | −2.4% |
| 1940 | −15.8% |
| 1944 | −22.3% |
| 1948 | −14.9% |
| 1952 | −31.1% |
| 1956 | −30.1% |
| 1960 | −20.8% |
| 1964 | +8.4% |
| 1968 | −19.0% |
| 1972 | −38.4% |
| 1976 | −11.9% |
| 1980 | −21.8% |
| 1984 | −40.4% |
| 1988 | −35.2% |
| 1992 | −23.5% |
| 1996 | −16.9% |
| 2000 | −35.2% |
| 2004 | −47.8% |
| 2008 | −24.4% |
| 2012 | −40.5% |
| 2016 | −58.1% |
| 2020 | −58.1% |
| 2024 | −58.5% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,079 |
| 2018 | 16,355 |
| 2020 | 17,216 |
| 2022 | 17,188 |
| 2024 | 17,631 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+4 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +15 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,270 in average income, against $70,135 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+39.5 on average — 19 points more Democratic-leaning than Decatur County, IN itself (R+58.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bartholomew County, IN90R+27.3
- Shelby County, IN86R+48.0
- Ripley County, IN78R+61.4
- Marion County, IN53D+27.6
- Rush County, IN42R+54.0
- Franklin County, IN39R+64.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bartholomew County, IN72
- Ripley County, IN69
- Shelby County, IN68
- Marion County, IN50
- Rush County, IN46
- Jennings County, IN43
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 | +6 |
| 2012 | +77 |
| 2013 | +86 |
| 2014 | +92 |
| 2015 | −188 |
| 2016 | +136 |
| 2017 | −23 |
| 2018 | +43 |
| 2019 | −232 |
| 2021 | −146 |
| 2022 | +128 |
| 2023 | −33 |
| 2024 | +65 |
| 2025 | +4 |
Decatur County, a rural stretch of south-central Indiana anchored by Greensburg, recorded an R+58.5 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in a state where small agricultural counties have moved sharply toward one-party dominance over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.5 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 58.5 points.
A population of 26,422, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,783 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Shelby County and Huntington County.
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Decatur County, Indiana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/18031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.