Grant County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 66,2952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,5222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Clinton County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Grant CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Grant 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 | −14.1% |
| 1896 | −20.2% |
| 1900 | −23.0% |
| 1904 | −29.8% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +3.5% |
| 1916 | −1.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −20.2% |
| 1928 | −33.2% |
| 1932 | +7.7% |
| 1936 | +7.2% |
| 1940 | −6.7% |
| 1944 | −13.3% |
| 1948 | −3.5% |
| 1952 | −21.6% |
| 1956 | −29.7% |
| 1960 | −16.4% |
| 1964 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | −17.0% |
| 1972 | −45.1% |
| 1976 | −11.1% |
| 1980 | −28.1% |
| 1984 | −34.2% |
| 1988 | −26.0% |
| 1992 | −16.0% |
| 1996 | −13.7% |
| 2000 | −24.4% |
| 2004 | −37.4% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −22.0% |
| 2016 | −39.0% |
| 2020 | −38.8% |
| 2024 | −41.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,083 | 17,580 | 25,226 | ||
| R | 8,015 | 18,543 | 27,159 | ||
| R | 7,029 | 17,009 | 25,592 | ||
| R | 9,589 | 15,151 | 25,329 | ||
| R | 11,293 | 14,734 | 26,299 | ||
| R | 8,509 | 18,769 | 27,460 | ||
| R | 9,712 | 16,153 | 26,386 | ||
| R | 9,818 | 13,443 | 26,478 | ||
| R | 9,211 | 13,806 | 28,738 | ||
| R | 10,799 | 18,441 | 29,371 | ||
| R | 9,986 | 20,482 | 30,673 | ||
| R | 10,390 | 19,078 | 30,909 | ||
| R | 13,468 | 16,847 | 30,554 | ||
| R | 7,912 | 20,969 | 28,958 | ||
| R | 10,938 | 16,170 | 30,826 | ||
| D | 17,574 | 14,688 | 32,494 | ||
| R | 13,642 | 19,021 | 32,841 | ||
| R | 9,455 | 17,548 | 27,206 | ||
| R | 10,646 | 16,678 | 27,923 | ||
| R | 12,212 | 13,138 | 26,115 | ||
| R | 11,031 | 14,527 | 26,379 | ||
| R | 13,257 | 15,187 | 28,779 | ||
| D | 13,655 | 11,774 | 26,260 | ||
| D | 13,390 | 11,398 | 25,961 | ||
| R | 7,273 | 14,659 | 22,216 | ||
| R | 7,086 | 11,173 | 20,276 | ||
| R | 7,900 | 12,349 | 22,405 | ||
| R | 5,827 | 6,059 | 13,967 | ||
| O | 4,390 | 3,939 | 13,036 | ||
| R | 5,819 | 7,181 | 14,531 | ||
| R | 4,668 | 9,550 | 16,388 | ||
| R | 5,312 | 8,832 | 15,284 | ||
| R | 5,072 | 7,723 | 13,100 | ||
| R | 3,590 | 4,916 | 9,415 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.4%
English
12.3%
Irish
9.4%
American
8.6%
French
2.0%
Polish
1.7%
Italian
1.6%
African American
3.9%
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: 38.7 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
$53,522
Grant County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Grant County$53,522
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Grant County ranks in the bottom 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
19.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.3%
Working age (18–64)18.0%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 61.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grant County, anchored by Marion, has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over successive cycles, posting a 41-point margin in 2024 despite a modest population base of roughly 73,000 residents.
The Republican margin here reached forty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 66,295, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,522 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clinton County and Rush County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grant County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grant County, Indiana voted Republican by 41.6 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,226 votes cast, 7,083 went Democratic and 17,580 went Republican.
What is Grant County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Grant 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Grant County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grant County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Grant County, Indiana?
Grant County, Indiana has a population of 66,295 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grant County, Indiana?
Median household income in Grant County, Indiana is $53,522 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Grant County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grant County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.