Dubois County, Indiana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,6142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,9792024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Yellowstone County, MT · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dubois CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dubois 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 | +42.7% |
| 1896 | +42.2% |
| 1900 | +39.8% |
| 1904 | +37.2% |
| 1908 | +40.2% |
| 1912 | +53.2% |
| 1916 | +34.0% |
| 1920 | +6.2% |
| 1924 | +33.2% |
| 1928 | +29.2% |
| 1932 | +51.9% |
| 1936 | +37.8% |
| 1940 | +11.8% |
| 1944 | +4.1% |
| 1948 | +20.8% |
| 1952 | −7.2% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | +23.2% |
| 1964 | +45.3% |
| 1968 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | −2.1% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −0.5% |
| 1984 | −26.5% |
| 1988 | −25.2% |
| 1992 | −5.7% |
| 1996 | −2.2% |
| 2000 | −32.5% |
| 2004 | −38.2% |
| 2008 | −4.2% |
| 2012 | −27.6% |
| 2016 | −39.7% |
| 2020 | −40.2% |
| 2024 | −42.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,944 | 14,983 | 21,464 | ||
| R | 6,292 | 15,033 | 21,770 | ||
| R | 5,389 | 13,365 | 20,095 | ||
| R | 6,522 | 11,654 | 18,571 | ||
| R | 8,748 | 9,526 | 18,565 | ||
| R | 5,210 | 11,726 | 17,066 | ||
| R | 5,090 | 10,134 | 15,504 | ||
| R | 6,499 | 6,840 | 15,250 | ||
| R | 5,878 | 6,785 | 15,989 | ||
| R | 5,954 | 9,995 | 16,048 | ||
| R | 5,423 | 9,391 | 14,962 | ||
| R | 6,700 | 6,775 | 14,276 | ||
| D | 7,385 | 6,383 | 13,884 | ||
| R | 6,365 | 6,637 | 13,179 | ||
| D | 6,725 | 5,865 | 13,563 | ||
| D | 10,114 | 3,800 | 13,939 | ||
| D | 8,214 | 5,117 | 13,353 | ||
| R | 5,177 | 6,942 | 12,139 | ||
| R | 5,658 | 6,538 | 12,227 | ||
| D | 6,564 | 4,295 | 10,928 | ||
| D | 5,273 | 4,855 | 10,162 | ||
| D | 5,992 | 4,729 | 10,745 | ||
| D | 6,927 | 3,011 | 10,359 | ||
| D | 7,547 | 2,357 | 9,996 | ||
| D | 6,044 | 3,301 | 9,384 | ||
| D | 5,651 | 2,708 | 8,870 | ||
| D | 4,238 | 3,738 | 8,095 | ||
| D | 3,072 | 1,492 | 4,653 | ||
| D | 3,059 | 666 | 4,498 | ||
| D | 3,344 | 1,397 | 4,838 | ||
| D | 3,119 | 1,413 | 4,592 | ||
| D | 3,192 | 1,362 | 4,594 | ||
| D | 3,005 | 1,215 | 4,243 | ||
| D | 2,847 | 1,081 | 4,138 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.7%
English
11.4%
Irish
8.6%
American
6.2%
French
1.3%
Polish
0.9%
Scottish
0.9%
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: 40.3 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
$75,979
Dubois County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Dubois County$75,979
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Dubois 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
11.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dubois County's R+42.2 margin in 2024 reflects a heavily rural, manufacturing-rooted community in southwestern Indiana where Republican presidential candidates have dominated for decades with some of the state's widest winning spreads.
The Republican margin here reached forty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A median household income of $75,979, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 43,614 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Yellowstone County and Jefferson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dubois County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dubois County, Indiana voted Republican by 42.1 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,464 votes cast, 5,944 went Democratic and 14,983 went Republican.
What is Dubois County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Dubois County, Indiana in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dubois County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dubois County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dubois County, Indiana?
Dubois County, Indiana has a population of 43,614 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dubois County, Indiana?
Median household income in Dubois County, Indiana is $75,979 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Dubois County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dubois County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.