Jackson County, Indiana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+55%. Republican peak: R+55 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 46,6602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,2622024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Randolph County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jackson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jackson 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 | +19.9% |
| 1896 | +14.4% |
| 1900 | +15.7% |
| 1904 | +10.7% |
| 1908 | +17.5% |
| 1912 | +40.7% |
| 1916 | +14.9% |
| 1920 | +2.4% |
| 1924 | +11.4% |
| 1928 | −0.2% |
| 1932 | +32.2% |
| 1936 | +23.5% |
| 1940 | +9.2% |
| 1944 | −2.7% |
| 1948 | +8.9% |
| 1952 | −11.0% |
| 1956 | −15.0% |
| 1960 | −11.0% |
| 1964 | +15.3% |
| 1968 | −17.3% |
| 1972 | −31.1% |
| 1976 | −0.0% |
| 1980 | −15.5% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −26.0% |
| 1992 | −9.8% |
| 1996 | −5.8% |
| 2000 | −25.5% |
| 2004 | −36.7% |
| 2008 | −13.7% |
| 2012 | −27.4% |
| 2016 | −51.0% |
| 2020 | −53.3% |
| 2024 | −55.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,015 | 14,323 | 18,654 | ||
| R | 4,302 | 14,555 | 19,238 | ||
| R | 3,843 | 12,857 | 17,665 | ||
| R | 5,838 | 10,419 | 16,712 | ||
| R | 7,354 | 9,726 | 17,374 | ||
| R | 5,092 | 11,083 | 16,309 | ||
| R | 5,330 | 9,054 | 14,602 | ||
| R | 5,150 | 5,883 | 12,675 | ||
| R | 5,663 | 7,246 | 16,170 | ||
| R | 5,550 | 9,470 | 15,088 | ||
| R | 5,163 | 9,879 | 15,234 | ||
| R | 6,425 | 8,903 | 15,942 | ||
| R | 7,610 | 7,615 | 15,358 | ||
| R | 4,984 | 9,546 | 14,689 | ||
| R | 5,140 | 7,710 | 14,821 | ||
| D | 8,572 | 6,285 | 14,971 | ||
| R | 6,582 | 8,213 | 14,861 | ||
| R | 6,185 | 8,375 | 14,617 | ||
| R | 6,460 | 8,067 | 14,630 | ||
| D | 7,258 | 6,062 | 13,471 | ||
| R | 5,982 | 6,321 | 12,426 | ||
| D | 7,557 | 6,281 | 13,917 | ||
| D | 8,018 | 4,951 | 13,037 | ||
| D | 7,882 | 3,996 | 12,086 | ||
| R | 5,130 | 5,151 | 10,347 | ||
| D | 5,332 | 4,187 | 10,057 | ||
| D | 5,319 | 5,069 | 10,552 | ||
| D | 3,312 | 2,422 | 5,958 | ||
| D | 3,225 | 921 | 5,667 | ||
| D | 3,783 | 2,631 | 6,589 | ||
| D | 3,467 | 2,775 | 6,462 | ||
| D | 3,849 | 2,795 | 6,734 | ||
| D | 3,574 | 2,670 | 6,293 | ||
| D | 3,363 | 2,233 | 5,691 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.1%
English
13.0%
American
9.5%
Irish
8.9%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
1.4%
Italian
1.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 38.4 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
$70,262
Jackson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jackson County$70,262
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Jackson 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
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.5%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)20.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Spanish10.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European0.9%
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 45.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jackson County delivered a 55-point Republican margin in 2024, placing it among Indiana's most one-sided presidential battlegrounds. Its population of roughly 41,000 is concentrated around Seymour, a small manufacturing hub along I-65.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.
A median household income of $70,262, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 46,660 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Randolph County and Clay County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson County, Indiana voted Republican by 55.3 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,654 votes cast, 4,015 went Democratic and 14,323 went Republican.
What is Jackson County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Jackson 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Jackson County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Jackson County, Indiana?
Jackson County, Indiana has a population of 46,660 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson County, Indiana?
Median household income in Jackson County, Indiana is $70,262 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Jackson County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.