Elkhart County, Indiana: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 207,1322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,5612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Allegan County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Elkhart CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Elkhart 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 | −4.3% |
| 1896 | −10.2% |
| 1900 | −11.1% |
| 1904 | −21.3% |
| 1908 | −4.2% |
| 1912 | +26.8% |
| 1916 | −1.0% |
| 1920 | −31.9% |
| 1924 | −41.2% |
| 1928 | −50.1% |
| 1932 | +3.6% |
| 1936 | −1.4% |
| 1940 | −18.1% |
| 1944 | −22.4% |
| 1948 | −15.8% |
| 1952 | −34.8% |
| 1956 | −38.7% |
| 1960 | −26.4% |
| 1964 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | −24.3% |
| 1972 | −41.8% |
| 1976 | −21.4% |
| 1980 | −31.0% |
| 1984 | −44.5% |
| 1988 | −40.6% |
| 1992 | −25.4% |
| 1996 | −23.9% |
| 2000 | −37.4% |
| 2004 | −40.7% |
| 2008 | −11.2% |
| 2012 | −26.4% |
| 2016 | −32.0% |
| 2020 | −28.0% |
| 2024 | −32.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 23,082 | 45,652 | 70,093 | ||
| R | 26,108 | 46,972 | 74,387 | ||
| R | 20,667 | 41,810 | 66,109 | ||
| R | 24,399 | 42,378 | 68,029 | ||
| R | 31,398 | 39,396 | 71,458 | ||
| R | 17,966 | 42,967 | 61,380 | ||
| R | 16,402 | 36,756 | 54,482 | ||
| R | 16,598 | 28,770 | 50,850 | ||
| R | 14,660 | 27,920 | 52,184 | ||
| R | 14,236 | 33,793 | 48,200 | ||
| R | 13,240 | 34,621 | 48,097 | ||
| R | 14,883 | 30,081 | 48,994 | ||
| R | 17,581 | 27,291 | 45,429 | ||
| R | 12,659 | 31,009 | 43,941 | ||
| R | 14,222 | 24,484 | 42,289 | ||
| D | 21,679 | 19,870 | 41,914 | ||
| R | 16,264 | 28,056 | 44,693 | ||
| R | 12,363 | 28,088 | 40,677 | ||
| R | 12,002 | 25,277 | 38,108 | ||
| R | 13,703 | 18,999 | 33,517 | ||
| R | 12,991 | 20,659 | 34,208 | ||
| R | 13,620 | 19,735 | 33,716 | ||
| R | 14,473 | 14,896 | 30,371 | ||
| D | 14,885 | 13,826 | 29,566 | ||
| R | 6,900 | 20,876 | 27,924 | ||
| R | 4,729 | 13,096 | 20,304 | ||
| R | 5,770 | 12,297 | 20,461 | ||
| R | 5,723 | 5,850 | 12,941 | ||
| O | 4,300 | 1,199 | 11,553 | ||
| R | 5,697 | 6,245 | 12,959 | ||
| R | 4,023 | 6,548 | 11,837 | ||
| R | 4,950 | 6,270 | 11,862 | ||
| R | 4,986 | 6,150 | 11,371 | ||
| R | 3,530 | 3,873 | 7,925 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.5%
English
8.9%
American
6.8%
Irish
6.1%
Polish
1.7%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.5%
African American
3.8%
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: 35.6 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
$68,561
Elkhart County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Elkhart County$68,561
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Elkhart 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
12.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.0%
speak English only
Spanish15.1%
Other Indo-European7.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
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 54.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Elkhart County produces roughly 80% of the nation's recreational vehicles, and its manufacturing-heavy workforce has voted Republican by more than 30 points in each of the last three presidential cycles.
The Republican margin here reached fifty points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 207,132, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,561 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Allegan County and Hancock County. A non-English-speaking share of 23% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Elkhart County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elkhart County, Indiana voted Republican by 32.2 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,093 votes cast, 23,082 went Democratic and 45,652 went Republican.
What is Elkhart County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Elkhart County, Indiana in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did Elkhart County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elkhart County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Elkhart County, Indiana?
Elkhart County, Indiana has a population of 207,132 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elkhart County, Indiana?
Median household income in Elkhart County, Indiana is $68,561 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Elkhart County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Elkhart County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.