DeKalb County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+48 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,8072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,3312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wabash County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of DeKalb CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for DeKalb 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 | +4.8% |
| 1896 | +7.9% |
| 1900 | +3.9% |
| 1904 | −8.6% |
| 1908 | +9.8% |
| 1912 | +26.4% |
| 1916 | +7.1% |
| 1920 | −15.3% |
| 1924 | −17.6% |
| 1928 | −28.6% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +8.6% |
| 1940 | −14.8% |
| 1944 | −21.5% |
| 1948 | −11.9% |
| 1952 | −32.4% |
| 1956 | −34.1% |
| 1960 | −25.7% |
| 1964 | +9.7% |
| 1968 | −21.3% |
| 1972 | −33.7% |
| 1976 | −12.0% |
| 1980 | −21.3% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −31.8% |
| 1992 | −13.5% |
| 1996 | −15.1% |
| 2000 | −28.5% |
| 2004 | −36.7% |
| 2008 | −15.2% |
| 2012 | −31.6% |
| 2016 | −47.7% |
| 2020 | −47.2% |
| 2024 | −47.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,064 | 14,377 | 19,831 | ||
| R | 4,966 | 14,237 | 19,628 | ||
| R | 3,941 | 12,054 | 16,995 | ||
| R | 5,419 | 10,587 | 16,360 | ||
| R | 7,175 | 9,780 | 17,149 | ||
| R | 4,810 | 10,468 | 15,403 | ||
| R | 4,776 | 8,701 | 13,785 | ||
| R | 4,840 | 6,851 | 13,339 | ||
| R | 4,652 | 6,682 | 15,022 | ||
| R | 4,657 | 9,018 | 13,716 | ||
| R | 4,617 | 8,769 | 13,528 | ||
| R | 4,911 | 7,886 | 13,950 | ||
| R | 6,151 | 7,860 | 14,246 | ||
| R | 4,354 | 8,834 | 13,297 | ||
| R | 4,790 | 7,650 | 13,438 | ||
| D | 7,559 | 6,210 | 13,889 | ||
| R | 5,277 | 8,957 | 14,295 | ||
| R | 4,435 | 9,061 | 13,575 | ||
| R | 4,347 | 8,713 | 13,476 | ||
| R | 5,439 | 6,941 | 12,652 | ||
| R | 4,810 | 7,479 | 12,387 | ||
| R | 5,690 | 7,676 | 13,426 | ||
| D | 6,970 | 5,848 | 13,027 | ||
| D | 7,235 | 5,590 | 12,981 | ||
| R | 4,077 | 7,373 | 11,514 | ||
| R | 4,133 | 6,093 | 11,154 | ||
| R | 4,750 | 6,514 | 11,560 | ||
| D | 3,372 | 2,898 | 6,657 | ||
| D | 2,766 | 1,125 | 6,211 | ||
| D | 3,684 | 2,991 | 7,052 | ||
| R | 2,827 | 3,416 | 6,836 | ||
| D | 3,488 | 3,218 | 6,979 | ||
| D | 3,678 | 3,137 | 6,886 | ||
| D | 2,801 | 2,499 | 6,244 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.1%
English
14.5%
Irish
9.4%
American
9.1%
Polish
2.4%
Italian
2.2%
French
2.1%
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: 38.4 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
$74,331
DeKalb County ranks near the middle of US counties.
DeKalb County$74,331
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
DeKalb 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
9.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.7%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.2%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
DeKalb County in northeastern Indiana has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with 2024's R+47 reflecting a rural, predominantly white electorate with deep roots in agriculture and small manufacturing.
The Republican margin here reached forty-eight points in 2016. The 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 43,807, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,331 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wabash County and Noble County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did DeKalb County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, DeKalb County, Indiana voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,831 votes cast, 5,064 went Democratic and 14,377 went Republican.
What is DeKalb County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places DeKalb 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did DeKalb County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which DeKalb County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in DeKalb County, Indiana?
DeKalb County, Indiana has a population of 43,807 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in DeKalb County, Indiana?
Median household income in DeKalb County, Indiana is $74,331 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of DeKalb County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in DeKalb County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.