Lawrence County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 45,1022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,4682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+14 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Miami County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lawrence CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lawrence 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 | −8.1% |
| 1896 | −12.2% |
| 1900 | −15.8% |
| 1904 | −18.5% |
| 1908 | −10.6% |
| 1912 | +13.8% |
| 1916 | −9.7% |
| 1920 | −17.9% |
| 1924 | −24.7% |
| 1928 | −37.8% |
| 1932 | −0.6% |
| 1936 | −10.6% |
| 1940 | −24.1% |
| 1944 | −27.2% |
| 1948 | −16.9% |
| 1952 | −30.1% |
| 1956 | −28.2% |
| 1960 | −22.8% |
| 1964 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | −21.4% |
| 1972 | −43.6% |
| 1976 | −7.9% |
| 1980 | −29.0% |
| 1984 | −34.0% |
| 1988 | −29.9% |
| 1992 | −12.8% |
| 1996 | −15.0% |
| 2000 | −34.7% |
| 2004 | −38.8% |
| 2008 | −20.6% |
| 2012 | −32.7% |
| 2016 | −51.1% |
| 2020 | −50.6% |
| 2024 | −51.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,010 | 15,830 | 21,220 | ||
| R | 4,961 | 15,601 | 21,025 | ||
| R | 4,210 | 14,035 | 19,238 | ||
| R | 5,779 | 11,622 | 17,870 | ||
| R | 7,208 | 11,018 | 18,534 | ||
| R | 5,346 | 12,207 | 17,698 | ||
| R | 5,071 | 10,677 | 16,142 | ||
| R | 5,703 | 8,107 | 16,009 | ||
| R | 5,557 | 7,712 | 16,781 | ||
| R | 5,787 | 10,742 | 16,599 | ||
| R | 5,608 | 11,440 | 17,150 | ||
| R | 5,826 | 10,846 | 17,296 | ||
| R | 7,908 | 9,278 | 17,440 | ||
| R | 4,278 | 10,936 | 15,284 | ||
| R | 5,349 | 8,830 | 16,248 | ||
| D | 8,677 | 8,186 | 16,956 | ||
| R | 6,977 | 11,119 | 18,182 | ||
| R | 6,197 | 11,090 | 17,346 | ||
| R | 6,044 | 11,296 | 17,475 | ||
| R | 6,131 | 8,643 | 14,869 | ||
| R | 5,246 | 9,200 | 14,515 | ||
| R | 6,553 | 10,717 | 17,308 | ||
| R | 8,062 | 9,982 | 18,178 | ||
| R | 8,215 | 8,314 | 16,741 | ||
| R | 4,428 | 9,844 | 14,329 | ||
| R | 4,414 | 7,438 | 12,254 | ||
| R | 4,709 | 6,808 | 11,708 | ||
| R | 3,108 | 3,813 | 7,256 | ||
| O | 2,579 | 1,633 | 6,840 | ||
| R | 3,118 | 3,884 | 7,224 | ||
| R | 2,672 | 3,924 | 6,774 | ||
| R | 2,558 | 3,535 | 6,194 | ||
| R | 2,421 | 3,103 | 5,571 | ||
| R | 2,134 | 2,529 | 4,853 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.7%
German
15.8%
Irish
12.2%
American
9.7%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.2%
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: 43.3 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
$66,468
Lawrence County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lawrence County$66,468
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Lawrence 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
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.2%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lawrence County, anchored by the small city of Bedford, posts presidential margins that rank among the widest in the state — a pattern consistent with rural south-central Indiana's decades-long shift toward the Republican column.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 2016. The 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A population of 45,102, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,468 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Miami County and Noble County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lawrence County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lawrence County, Indiana voted Republican by 51.0 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,220 votes cast, 5,010 went Democratic and 15,830 went Republican.
What is Lawrence County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Lawrence 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lawrence County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lawrence County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lawrence County, Indiana?
Lawrence County, Indiana has a population of 45,102 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lawrence County, Indiana?
Median household income in Lawrence County, Indiana is $66,468 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Lawrence County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lawrence County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.