Kosciusko County, Indiana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 80,4422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,3172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Madison County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kosciusko CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kosciusko County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | −10.6% |
| 1896 | −12.4% |
| 1900 | −14.7% |
| 1904 | −20.8% |
| 1908 | −12.6% |
| 1912 | +14.5% |
| 1916 | −7.3% |
| 1920 | −25.8% |
| 1924 | −20.8% |
| 1928 | −27.2% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | −8.5% |
| 1940 | −26.1% |
| 1944 | −32.0% |
| 1948 | −28.4% |
| 1952 | −41.0% |
| 1956 | −44.2% |
| 1960 | −39.3% |
| 1964 | −8.9% |
| 1968 | −36.9% |
| 1972 | −58.3% |
| 1976 | −32.4% |
| 1980 | −43.8% |
| 1984 | −56.3% |
| 1988 | −53.7% |
| 1992 | −35.9% |
| 1996 | −37.2% |
| 2000 | −52.4% |
| 2004 | −57.0% |
| 2008 | −37.3% |
| 2012 | −52.1% |
| 2016 | −54.3% |
| 2020 | −50.7% |
| 2024 | −52.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,995 | 26,213 | 35,006 | ||
| R | 8,364 | 26,499 | 35,787 | ||
| R | 6,311 | 23,927 | 32,431 | ||
| R | 6,862 | 22,558 | 30,140 | ||
| R | 9,236 | 20,488 | 30,134 | ||
| R | 5,977 | 22,136 | 28,360 | ||
| R | 5,785 | 19,040 | 25,284 | ||
| R | 6,166 | 15,084 | 23,945 | ||
| R | 5,307 | 14,179 | 24,683 | ||
| R | 5,321 | 17,761 | 23,163 | ||
| R | 4,877 | 17,560 | 22,547 | ||
| R | 5,684 | 15,633 | 22,730 | ||
| R | 7,328 | 14,505 | 22,124 | ||
| R | 4,233 | 16,216 | 20,545 | ||
| R | 5,342 | 12,633 | 19,744 | ||
| R | 8,759 | 10,488 | 19,388 | ||
| R | 5,839 | 13,539 | 19,591 | ||
| R | 4,904 | 12,777 | 17,824 | ||
| R | 4,677 | 11,521 | 16,710 | ||
| R | 5,102 | 9,327 | 14,855 | ||
| R | 4,865 | 9,577 | 14,708 | ||
| R | 5,768 | 9,879 | 15,760 | ||
| R | 6,890 | 8,182 | 15,179 | ||
| D | 7,475 | 7,063 | 14,791 | ||
| R | 4,537 | 7,973 | 12,620 | ||
| R | 4,384 | 6,819 | 11,690 | ||
| R | 4,836 | 8,326 | 13,504 | ||
| R | 3,447 | 4,025 | 7,865 | ||
| D | 2,817 | 1,767 | 7,220 | ||
| R | 3,362 | 4,377 | 8,039 | ||
| R | 2,913 | 4,550 | 7,861 | ||
| R | 3,265 | 4,422 | 7,859 | ||
| R | 3,372 | 4,342 | 7,808 | ||
| R | 3,064 | 3,823 | 7,181 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.5%
English
11.4%
Irish
10.6%
American
7.4%
Polish
2.0%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.5%
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: 39.1 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
$75,317
Kosciusko County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Kosciusko County$75,317
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Kosciusko 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
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish6.4%
Other Indo-European5.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
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 66.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kosciusko County, anchored by Warsaw's orthopedic manufacturing hub, delivered an R+52.2 margin in 2024 — a result consistent with the broader pattern of rural northern Indiana counties where Republican candidates routinely clear 70 percent of the vote.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
A median household income of $75,317, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 80,442 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison County and Augusta County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kosciusko County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kosciusko County, Indiana voted Republican by 52.0 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,006 votes cast, 7,995 went Democratic and 26,213 went Republican.
What is Kosciusko County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Kosciusko 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 2 times, Republican 32 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kosciusko County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kosciusko County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Kosciusko County, Indiana?
Kosciusko County, Indiana has a population of 80,442 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kosciusko County, Indiana?
Median household income in Kosciusko County, Indiana is $75,317 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Kosciusko County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kosciusko County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.