Delaware County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+38 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 112,2802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,1272024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jo Daviess County, IL · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Delaware CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Delaware County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −24.6% |
| 1896 | −26.2% |
| 1900 | −27.2% |
| 1904 | −36.1% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.7% |
| 1916 | −7.1% |
| 1920 | −27.1% |
| 1924 | −28.2% |
| 1928 | −38.1% |
| 1932 | −5.3% |
| 1936 | +14.4% |
| 1940 | +8.3% |
| 1944 | +3.9% |
| 1948 | +4.2% |
| 1952 | −12.7% |
| 1956 | −8.7% |
| 1960 | −5.8% |
| 1964 | +17.4% |
| 1968 | −8.1% |
| 1972 | −28.7% |
| 1976 | −2.4% |
| 1980 | −14.1% |
| 1984 | −20.5% |
| 1988 | −14.1% |
| 1992 | −1.8% |
| 1996 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | −2.8% |
| 2004 | −13.8% |
| 2008 | +15.0% |
| 2012 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | −13.5% |
| 2020 | −13.2% |
| 2024 | −15.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18,848 | 26,067 | 45,881 | ||
| R | 20,474 | 26,827 | 48,191 | ||
| R | 18,100 | 24,217 | 45,410 | ||
| D | 22,654 | 21,251 | 45,074 | ||
| D | 28,384 | 20,916 | 49,863 | ||
| R | 20,436 | 27,064 | 47,939 | ||
| R | 20,876 | 22,105 | 44,147 | ||
| D | 20,385 | 18,126 | 44,863 | ||
| R | 19,556 | 20,473 | 50,721 | ||
| R | 20,548 | 27,348 | 48,112 | ||
| R | 19,791 | 30,092 | 50,171 | ||
| R | 20,923 | 28,342 | 52,647 | ||
| R | 25,151 | 26,417 | 52,087 | ||
| R | 17,936 | 32,468 | 50,567 | ||
| R | 19,532 | 23,554 | 49,523 | ||
| D | 28,469 | 20,022 | 48,678 | ||
| R | 23,266 | 26,167 | 49,610 | ||
| R | 20,818 | 24,792 | 45,827 | ||
| R | 18,733 | 24,272 | 43,590 | ||
| D | 17,060 | 15,662 | 33,525 | ||
| D | 18,780 | 17,340 | 36,575 | ||
| D | 20,836 | 17,616 | 38,691 | ||
| D | 19,048 | 14,207 | 33,527 | ||
| R | 14,346 | 16,012 | 31,245 | ||
| R | 8,532 | 19,102 | 27,770 | ||
| R | 7,830 | 14,411 | 23,340 | ||
| R | 8,329 | 14,845 | 24,030 | ||
| R | 5,946 | 6,919 | 13,771 | ||
| O | 4,313 | 2,018 | 12,278 | ||
| R | 5,725 | 7,014 | 13,676 | ||
| R | 3,673 | 8,522 | 13,450 | ||
| R | 4,647 | 8,301 | 13,430 | ||
| R | 4,253 | 7,340 | 11,784 | ||
| R | 2,862 | 4,908 | 8,307 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
English
13.0%
Irish
10.5%
American
8.1%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
1.3%
African American
4.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 35.8 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
$58,127
Delaware County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Delaware County$58,127
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Delaware 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
19.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.4%
Working age (18–64)20.7%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Delaware County anchors Muncie, once a classic Rust Belt Democratic stronghold studied in the famous 'Middletown' sociological surveys. The county has trended Republican over recent decades, reflecting broader realignment among non-college white voters in mid-sized Midwestern cities.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-eight points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points.
A population of 112,280, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,127 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jo Daviess County and Houston County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Delaware County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delaware County, Indiana voted Republican by 15.7 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,881 votes cast, 18,848 went Democratic and 26,067 went Republican.
What is Delaware County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Delaware 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 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Delaware County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Delaware County, Indiana voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Delaware County, Indiana?
Delaware County, Indiana has a population of 112,280 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delaware County, Indiana?
Median household income in Delaware County, Indiana is $58,127 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Delaware County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Delaware County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 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.