Owen County, Indiana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
37 precincts · 9,894 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -WASHINGTON 1WASHINGTON 1 | 411 | 849 | 27 | 1,287 | 31.9% | 66.0% | R+34.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WASHINGTON 2WASHINGTON 2 | 283 | 491 | 16 | 790 | 35.8% | 62.2% | R+26.3 |
| Precinct -CLAY 01CLAY 01 | 193 | 551 | 9 | 753 | 25.6% | 73.2% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -JACKSONJACKSON | 99 | 617 | 9 | 725 | 13.7% | 85.1% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -CLAY 02CLAY 02 | 157 | 428 | 11 | 596 | 26.3% | 71.8% | R+45.5 |
| Precinct -LAFAYETTELAFAYETTE | 132 | 446 | 11 | 589 | 22.4% | 75.7% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -FRANKLINFRANKLIN | 137 | 440 | 6 | 583 | 23.5% | 75.5% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -MORGANMORGAN | 101 | 452 | 12 | 565 | 17.9% | 80.0% | R+62.1 |
| Precinct -MONTGOMERYMONTGOMERY | 153 | 385 | 9 | 547 | 28.0% | 70.4% | R+42.4 |
| Precinct -TAYLORTAYLOR | 79 | 400 | 9 | 488 | 16.2% | 82.0% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct -WASHINGTON 4WASHINGTON 4 | 129 | 347 | 11 | 487 | 26.5% | 71.3% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -JEFFERSONJEFFERSON | 90 | 374 | 6 | 470 | 19.1% | 79.6% | R+60.4 |
| Precinct -WAYNE 02WAYNE 02 | 89 | 305 | 12 | 406 | 21.9% | 75.1% | R+53.2 |
| Precinct -MARIONMARION | 65 | 311 | 12 | 388 | 16.8% | 80.2% | R+63.4 |
| Precinct -JENNINGSJENNINGS | 68 | 294 | 5 | 367 | 18.5% | 80.1% | R+61.6 |
| Precinct -WASHINGTON 3WASHINGTON 3 | 78 | 267 | 8 | 353 | 22.1% | 75.6% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -WAYNE 01WAYNE 01 | 64 | 231 | 5 | 300 | 21.3% | 77.0% | R+55.7 |
| Precinct -HARRISONHARRISON | 26 | 172 | 2 | 200 | 13.0% | 86.0% | R+73.0 |
| CLAY 0118_1811900010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CLAY 0218_1811900020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| FRANKLIN18_1811900030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HARRISON18_1811900050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JACKSON18_1811900060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JEFFERSON18_1811900070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JENNINGS18_1811900090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| LAFAYETTE18_1811900100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MARION18_1811900110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MONTGOMERY18_1811900140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MORGAN18_1811900130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| TAYLOR18_1811900150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WASHINGTON 0118_1811900160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WASHINGTON 0218_1811900170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WASHINGTON 0318_1811900180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WASHINGTON 0418_1811900190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WASHINGTON 0518_1811900200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WAYNE 0118_1811900210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WAYNE 0218_1811900220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,870 |
| 2018 | 13,562 |
| 2020 | 14,332 |
| 2022 | 15,057 |
| 2024 | 15,685 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+333 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +533 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,977 in average income, against $62,551 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+8.4 on average — 42 points more Democratic-leaning than Owen County, IN itself (R+50.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Monroe County, IN165D+27.4
- Marion County, IN78D+27.6
- Morgan County, IN67R+54.3
- Putnam County, IN49R+52.0
- Greene County, IN42R+53.7
- Hendricks County, IN34R+21.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Monroe County, IN142
- Putnam County, IN63
- Marion County, IN51
- Morgan County, IN45
- Greene County, IN43
- Clay County, IN37
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −100 |
| 2012 | −143 |
| 2013 | −182 |
| 2014 | −154 |
| 2015 | −181 |
| 2016 | +88 |
| 2017 | −80 |
| 2018 | +104 |
| 2019 | −4 |
| 2021 | +236 |
| 2022 | +175 |
| 2023 | +283 |
| 2024 | +158 |
| 2025 | +333 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 50.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.7 points.
A population of 21,604, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,464 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carroll County and Randolph County.
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Owen County, Indiana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/18119/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.