Monroe County, Indiana: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+27%. Republican peak: R+34 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 140,9652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,8682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Eagle County, CO · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Monroe CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Monroe County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −1.8% |
| 1896 | −1.8% |
| 1900 | −7.4% |
| 1904 | −13.9% |
| 1908 | −4.6% |
| 1912 | +18.3% |
| 1916 | −3.9% |
| 1920 | −8.4% |
| 1924 | −13.8% |
| 1928 | −34.4% |
| 1932 | +4.4% |
| 1936 | +2.1% |
| 1940 | −11.9% |
| 1944 | −13.5% |
| 1948 | −12.6% |
| 1952 | −21.7% |
| 1956 | −26.1% |
| 1960 | −31.5% |
| 1964 | +7.2% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −13.2% |
| 1976 | −6.5% |
| 1980 | −13.3% |
| 1984 | −19.2% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | −4.0% |
| 2004 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | +32.2% |
| 2012 | +19.1% |
| 2016 | +23.4% |
| 2020 | +28.2% |
| 2024 | +27.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 37,213 | 21,004 | 59,602 | ||
| D | 39,861 | 22,071 | 63,151 | ||
| D | 34,183 | 20,527 | 58,356 | ||
| D | 33,436 | 22,481 | 57,223 | ||
| D | 41,450 | 21,118 | 63,215 | ||
| D | 26,965 | 22,834 | 50,467 | ||
| R | 17,523 | 19,147 | 40,220 | ||
| D | 18,531 | 16,744 | 39,609 | ||
| D | 19,712 | 16,661 | 43,587 | ||
| R | 15,855 | 20,756 | 37,038 | ||
| R | 14,719 | 21,772 | 36,826 | ||
| R | 13,316 | 18,233 | 36,894 | ||
| R | 16,609 | 18,938 | 35,695 | ||
| R | 15,241 | 19,953 | 35,596 | ||
| R | 10,789 | 13,752 | 27,080 | ||
| D | 11,918 | 10,309 | 22,372 | ||
| R | 7,535 | 14,513 | 22,184 | ||
| R | 7,732 | 13,223 | 21,015 | ||
| R | 7,745 | 12,072 | 19,925 | ||
| R | 7,375 | 9,579 | 17,532 | ||
| R | 6,809 | 8,993 | 16,125 | ||
| R | 8,117 | 10,311 | 18,499 | ||
| D | 9,220 | 8,842 | 18,110 | ||
| D | 8,478 | 7,759 | 16,497 | ||
| R | 4,317 | 8,883 | 13,259 | ||
| R | 4,689 | 6,247 | 11,312 | ||
| R | 4,751 | 5,633 | 10,500 | ||
| R | 2,796 | 3,033 | 6,029 | ||
| D | 2,396 | 1,388 | 5,511 | ||
| R | 2,780 | 3,051 | 5,926 | ||
| R | 2,286 | 3,042 | 5,451 | ||
| R | 2,397 | 2,788 | 5,292 | ||
| R | 2,422 | 2,510 | 5,000 | ||
| R | 1,937 | 2,017 | 4,396 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.7%
English
14.6%
Irish
11.6%
American
6.5%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
2.8%
Polish
2.7%
African American
2.8%
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: 31.2 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
$65,868
Monroe County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Monroe County$65,868
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Monroe 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
19.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)22.1%
Seniors (65+)4.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander4.0%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Spanish3.0%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Indiana University's main campus in Bloomington, Monroe County posts Democratic presidential margins that stand well outside Indiana's statewide norm, reflecting the outsized electoral influence of a large college-town population.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty-two points in 2008; the Republican margin reached thirty-four points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $65,868, and a 20% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Eagle County and Kalamazoo County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Monroe County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monroe County, Indiana voted Democratic by 27.2 points (D+27), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 59,602 votes cast, 37,213 went Democratic and 21,004 went Republican.
What is Monroe County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Monroe County, Indiana in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Monroe County, Indiana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Monroe County, Indiana voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Monroe County, Indiana?
Monroe County, Indiana has a population of 140,965 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monroe County, Indiana?
Median household income in Monroe County, Indiana is $65,868 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Monroe County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monroe County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.