Henry County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+48 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 48,9702024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,1502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+10 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jennings County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Henry CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Henry 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 | −24.2% |
| 1896 | −14.4% |
| 1900 | −18.1% |
| 1904 | −26.1% |
| 1908 | −14.6% |
| 1912 | +2.7% |
| 1916 | −9.4% |
| 1920 | −19.0% |
| 1924 | −23.7% |
| 1928 | −38.8% |
| 1932 | −1.0% |
| 1936 | +5.5% |
| 1940 | −6.8% |
| 1944 | −11.8% |
| 1948 | −10.1% |
| 1952 | −25.4% |
| 1956 | −23.4% |
| 1960 | −17.5% |
| 1964 | +9.6% |
| 1968 | −16.2% |
| 1972 | −44.2% |
| 1976 | −6.8% |
| 1980 | −24.1% |
| 1984 | −25.5% |
| 1988 | −18.3% |
| 1992 | −9.6% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −14.6% |
| 2004 | −29.1% |
| 2008 | −3.9% |
| 2012 | −17.0% |
| 2016 | −43.2% |
| 2020 | −45.2% |
| 2024 | −47.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,208 | 15,033 | 20,660 | ||
| R | 5,544 | 15,043 | 21,030 | ||
| R | 5,124 | 13,895 | 20,290 | ||
| R | 7,613 | 10,838 | 19,007 | ||
| R | 10,059 | 10,896 | 21,319 | ||
| R | 7,176 | 13,137 | 20,504 | ||
| R | 7,647 | 10,321 | 18,315 | ||
| R | 7,667 | 8,537 | 18,691 | ||
| R | 6,794 | 8,720 | 19,989 | ||
| R | 7,779 | 11,280 | 19,116 | ||
| R | 7,064 | 11,926 | 19,062 | ||
| R | 7,626 | 12,724 | 21,196 | ||
| R | 10,137 | 11,620 | 21,848 | ||
| R | 5,610 | 14,538 | 20,208 | ||
| R | 8,045 | 11,626 | 22,097 | ||
| D | 12,374 | 10,184 | 22,697 | ||
| R | 9,629 | 13,752 | 23,530 | ||
| R | 8,502 | 13,750 | 22,418 | ||
| R | 8,378 | 14,184 | 22,882 | ||
| R | 8,523 | 10,487 | 19,421 | ||
| R | 8,297 | 10,583 | 19,296 | ||
| R | 9,623 | 11,051 | 20,858 | ||
| D | 10,172 | 9,099 | 19,420 | ||
| R | 8,255 | 8,430 | 17,319 | ||
| R | 4,554 | 10,502 | 15,324 | ||
| R | 5,376 | 8,800 | 14,461 | ||
| R | 5,824 | 8,742 | 15,328 | ||
| R | 3,560 | 4,386 | 8,771 | ||
| D | 2,687 | 2,479 | 7,717 | ||
| R | 3,197 | 4,358 | 7,978 | ||
| R | 2,482 | 4,391 | 7,319 | ||
| R | 2,754 | 4,047 | 7,135 | ||
| R | 2,980 | 4,001 | 7,090 | ||
| R | 1,871 | 3,336 | 6,061 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.9%
English
16.3%
Irish
10.7%
American
10.0%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.0%
Italian
0.9%
African American
1.8%
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: 42.2 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
$63,150
Henry County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Henry County$63,150
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Henry 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
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.8%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)6.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Henry County delivered a 47.7-point Republican margin in the 2024 presidential race, placing it among Indiana's most one-sided counties. Its economy centers on manufacturing and agriculture across the flat farmland east of Indianapolis.
The Republican margin here reached forty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 48,970, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,150 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jennings County and Jay County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Henry County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Henry County, Indiana voted Republican by 47.6 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,660 votes cast, 5,208 went Democratic and 15,033 went Republican.
What is Henry County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Henry 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 31 times, and other 0 times.
When did Henry County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Henry County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Henry County, Indiana?
Henry County, Indiana has a population of 48,970 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Henry County, Indiana?
Median household income in Henry County, Indiana is $63,150 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Henry County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Henry County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.