Jasper County, Indiana: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,2342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,3142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+10 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Miami County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jasper CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jasper 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 | −15.6% |
| 1896 | −11.5% |
| 1900 | −13.4% |
| 1904 | −21.8% |
| 1908 | −12.6% |
| 1912 | +1.6% |
| 1916 | −14.4% |
| 1920 | −35.1% |
| 1924 | −33.9% |
| 1928 | −31.7% |
| 1932 | +9.9% |
| 1936 | −6.4% |
| 1940 | −23.6% |
| 1944 | −33.5% |
| 1948 | −31.9% |
| 1952 | −44.9% |
| 1956 | −45.5% |
| 1960 | −28.8% |
| 1964 | −5.9% |
| 1968 | −33.9% |
| 1972 | −53.2% |
| 1976 | −23.8% |
| 1980 | −40.7% |
| 1984 | −39.3% |
| 1988 | −29.8% |
| 1992 | −18.0% |
| 1996 | −16.1% |
| 2000 | −31.1% |
| 2004 | −37.0% |
| 2008 | −20.4% |
| 2012 | −25.4% |
| 2016 | −44.9% |
| 2020 | −49.0% |
| 2024 | −54.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,489 | 12,082 | 15,846 | ||
| R | 3,798 | 11,383 | 15,475 | ||
| R | 3,329 | 9,382 | 13,478 | ||
| R | 4,672 | 7,955 | 12,920 | ||
| R | 5,044 | 7,669 | 12,875 | ||
| R | 3,678 | 8,056 | 11,844 | ||
| R | 3,744 | 7,212 | 11,167 | ||
| R | 3,554 | 5,173 | 10,077 | ||
| R | 3,033 | 4,809 | 9,890 | ||
| R | 3,237 | 6,009 | 9,292 | ||
| R | 2,821 | 6,537 | 9,444 | ||
| R | 2,544 | 6,316 | 9,276 | ||
| R | 3,286 | 5,398 | 8,884 | ||
| R | 1,920 | 6,369 | 8,357 | ||
| R | 2,201 | 4,996 | 8,252 | ||
| R | 3,995 | 4,497 | 8,516 | ||
| R | 2,959 | 5,364 | 8,339 | ||
| R | 2,004 | 5,374 | 7,399 | ||
| R | 2,102 | 5,556 | 7,692 | ||
| R | 2,216 | 4,320 | 6,603 | ||
| R | 2,168 | 4,364 | 6,550 | ||
| R | 2,751 | 4,462 | 7,241 | ||
| R | 3,109 | 3,540 | 6,721 | ||
| D | 3,538 | 2,897 | 6,504 | ||
| R | 1,915 | 3,700 | 5,636 | ||
| R | 1,744 | 3,679 | 5,716 | ||
| R | 1,872 | 3,942 | 5,895 | ||
| R | 1,488 | 1,995 | 3,531 | ||
| D | 1,292 | 1,238 | 3,298 | ||
| R | 1,495 | 1,939 | 3,513 | ||
| R | 1,341 | 2,137 | 3,648 | ||
| R | 1,580 | 2,083 | 3,765 | ||
| R | 1,608 | 2,032 | 3,691 | ||
| R | 937 | 1,364 | 2,729 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.0%
Irish
12.2%
English
9.7%
Polish
6.7%
American
5.0%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
2.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 41.2 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
$77,314
Jasper County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Jasper County$77,314
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Jasper County ranks in the top 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
8.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.4%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
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 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jasper County's flat agricultural landscape and small-town demographic profile have produced some of Indiana's widest presidential margins, with the Republican candidate clearing 54 points in 2024.
The Democratic margin here peaked at ten points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A population of 33,234, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,314 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Miami County and King William County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jasper County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jasper County, Indiana voted Republican by 54.2 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,846 votes cast, 3,489 went Democratic and 12,082 went Republican.
What is Jasper County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Jasper County, Indiana in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 32 times, and other 0 times.
When did Jasper County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jasper County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Jasper County, Indiana?
Jasper County, Indiana has a population of 33,234 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jasper County, Indiana?
Median household income in Jasper County, Indiana is $77,314 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Jasper County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jasper County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.