Gibson County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,0002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,5732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Moultrie County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Gibson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Gibson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | −4.6% |
| 1896 | +2.1% |
| 1900 | −1.9% |
| 1904 | −8.6% |
| 1908 | −1.3% |
| 1912 | +13.5% |
| 1916 | +2.4% |
| 1920 | −7.6% |
| 1924 | −6.6% |
| 1928 | −15.8% |
| 1932 | +18.4% |
| 1936 | +13.8% |
| 1940 | +2.2% |
| 1944 | −2.8% |
| 1948 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | −9.1% |
| 1956 | −11.6% |
| 1960 | −8.3% |
| 1964 | +28.2% |
| 1968 | −5.4% |
| 1972 | −23.5% |
| 1976 | +8.5% |
| 1980 | −5.3% |
| 1984 | −9.7% |
| 1988 | −3.9% |
| 1992 | +11.7% |
| 1996 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | −14.0% |
| 2004 | −25.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −31.0% |
| 2016 | −47.5% |
| 2020 | −48.2% |
| 2024 | −51.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,722 | 11,896 | 15,901 | ||
| R | 4,023 | 11,817 | 16,161 | ||
| R | 3,720 | 11,079 | 15,481 | ||
| R | 4,928 | 9,487 | 14,721 | ||
| R | 6,455 | 8,449 | 15,095 | ||
| R | 5,378 | 9,133 | 14,614 | ||
| R | 5,802 | 7,734 | 13,772 | ||
| D | 6,488 | 5,392 | 13,528 | ||
| D | 6,909 | 5,172 | 14,800 | ||
| R | 7,031 | 7,610 | 14,684 | ||
| R | 7,082 | 8,618 | 15,777 | ||
| R | 6,834 | 7,643 | 15,189 | ||
| D | 8,430 | 7,105 | 15,599 | ||
| R | 5,633 | 9,115 | 14,819 | ||
| R | 6,777 | 7,645 | 15,957 | ||
| D | 10,507 | 5,865 | 16,458 | ||
| R | 7,479 | 8,838 | 16,399 | ||
| R | 7,318 | 9,256 | 16,653 | ||
| R | 7,617 | 9,171 | 16,986 | ||
| D | 7,988 | 7,431 | 15,709 | ||
| R | 7,462 | 7,895 | 15,525 | ||
| D | 8,709 | 8,326 | 17,223 | ||
| D | 9,392 | 7,078 | 16,710 | ||
| D | 9,162 | 6,237 | 15,863 | ||
| R | 5,882 | 8,137 | 14,259 | ||
| R | 6,149 | 7,100 | 14,308 | ||
| R | 6,384 | 7,498 | 14,610 | ||
| D | 3,765 | 3,576 | 7,801 | ||
| D | 3,250 | 2,266 | 7,314 | ||
| R | 3,656 | 3,753 | 7,747 | ||
| R | 3,221 | 3,871 | 7,550 | ||
| R | 3,509 | 3,648 | 7,424 | ||
| D | 3,622 | 3,471 | 7,175 | ||
| R | 2,460 | 2,738 | 6,039 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.8%
English
12.8%
Irish
12.4%
American
7.9%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.4%
Polish
0.9%
African American
1.4%
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: 40.2 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
$67,573
Gibson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gibson County$67,573
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Gibson 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
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Gibson County's R+51.4 presidential margin in 2024 places it among Indiana's most heavily one-sided rural counties. Its economy centers on agriculture and a major coal-fired power station, anchoring a working-class demographic with little urban counterweight.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A population of 33,000, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,573 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Moultrie County and White County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gibson County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gibson County, Indiana voted Republican by 51.4 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,901 votes cast, 3,722 went Democratic and 11,896 went Republican.
What is Gibson County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Gibson 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Gibson County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gibson County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Gibson County, Indiana?
Gibson County, Indiana has a population of 33,000 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gibson County, Indiana?
Median household income in Gibson County, Indiana is $67,573 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Gibson County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gibson County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.