Owen County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 21,6042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,4642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Clay County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Owen CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Owen 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 | +4.7% |
| 1896 | +8.3% |
| 1900 | +9.1% |
| 1904 | +3.2% |
| 1908 | +7.7% |
| 1912 | +27.1% |
| 1916 | +6.4% |
| 1920 | −0.8% |
| 1924 | +0.8% |
| 1928 | −11.2% |
| 1932 | +19.5% |
| 1936 | +6.1% |
| 1940 | −8.6% |
| 1944 | −12.0% |
| 1948 | −4.5% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −17.5% |
| 1960 | −21.6% |
| 1964 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | −17.2% |
| 1972 | −38.9% |
| 1976 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | −21.0% |
| 1984 | −33.6% |
| 1988 | −21.3% |
| 1992 | −8.3% |
| 1996 | −13.0% |
| 2000 | −27.2% |
| 2004 | −32.4% |
| 2008 | −10.3% |
| 2012 | −27.6% |
| 2016 | −48.8% |
| 2020 | −49.1% |
| 2024 | −50.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,354 | 7,360 | 9,876 | ||
| R | 2,420 | 7,286 | 9,904 | ||
| R | 1,946 | 6,151 | 8,614 | ||
| R | 2,823 | 5,062 | 8,113 | ||
| R | 3,570 | 4,415 | 8,170 | ||
| R | 2,536 | 5,000 | 7,604 | ||
| R | 2,253 | 4,019 | 6,503 | ||
| R | 2,244 | 3,056 | 6,266 | ||
| R | 2,207 | 2,753 | 6,555 | ||
| R | 2,484 | 3,837 | 6,363 | ||
| R | 2,082 | 4,204 | 6,323 | ||
| R | 2,325 | 3,632 | 6,212 | ||
| D | 3,103 | 2,896 | 6,055 | ||
| R | 1,708 | 3,896 | 5,626 | ||
| R | 1,932 | 2,898 | 5,618 | ||
| D | 3,339 | 2,788 | 6,160 | ||
| R | 2,379 | 3,700 | 6,128 | ||
| R | 2,581 | 3,685 | 6,301 | ||
| R | 2,577 | 3,713 | 6,361 | ||
| R | 2,738 | 3,002 | 5,870 | ||
| R | 2,602 | 3,318 | 5,975 | ||
| R | 3,121 | 3,709 | 6,868 | ||
| D | 3,498 | 3,091 | 6,648 | ||
| D | 3,639 | 2,423 | 6,236 | ||
| R | 2,420 | 3,036 | 5,517 | ||
| D | 2,670 | 2,627 | 5,541 | ||
| R | 2,948 | 2,997 | 6,094 | ||
| D | 1,812 | 1,585 | 3,548 | ||
| D | 1,621 | 711 | 3,355 | ||
| D | 2,023 | 1,726 | 3,876 | ||
| D | 1,841 | 1,721 | 3,720 | ||
| D | 2,057 | 1,706 | 3,853 | ||
| D | 2,070 | 1,751 | 3,853 | ||
| D | 1,738 | 1,569 | 3,606 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.0%
German
12.4%
Irish
7.9%
American
7.2%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.3%
Italian
1.1%
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: 45.0 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
$62,464
Owen County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Owen County$62,464
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Owen 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 1819.8%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Owen County's R+50.7 margin in 2024 places it among Indiana's most decisively one-sided counties, reflecting a broader rural realignment across southern Indiana's forested hill country over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A population of 21,604, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,464 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clay County and Carroll County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Owen County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Owen County, Indiana voted Republican by 50.7 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,876 votes cast, 2,354 went Democratic and 7,360 went Republican.
What is Owen County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Owen 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Owen County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Owen County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Owen County, Indiana?
Owen County, Indiana has a population of 21,604 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Owen County, Indiana?
Median household income in Owen County, Indiana is $62,464 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Owen County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Owen County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.