Parke County, Indiana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
34 precincts · 6,654 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -UNIONUNION | 173 | 582 | 11 | 766 | 22.6% | 76.0% | R+53.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -FLORIDA 1FLORIDA 1 | 124 | 493 | 11 | 628 | 19.7% | 78.5% | R+58.8 |
| Precinct -ADAMS 4ADAMS 4 | 102 | 443 | 8 | 553 | 18.4% | 80.1% | R+61.7 |
| Precinct -ADAMS 3ADAMS 3 | 117 | 412 | 11 | 540 | 21.7% | 76.3% | R+54.6 |
| Precinct -ADAMS 2ADAMS 2 | 110 | 398 | 14 | 522 | 21.1% | 76.2% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -RESERVERESERVE | 107 | 347 | 11 | 465 | 23.0% | 74.6% | R+51.6 |
| Precinct -FLORIDA 2FLORIDA 2 | 98 | 339 | 4 | 441 | 22.2% | 76.9% | R+54.6 |
| Precinct -WASHINGTONWASHINGTON | 70 | 292 | 8 | 370 | 18.9% | 78.9% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -JACKSONJACKSON | 67 | 293 | 2 | 362 | 18.5% | 80.9% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -PENNPENN | 67 | 276 | 9 | 352 | 19.0% | 78.4% | R+59.4 |
| Precinct -RACCOONRACCOON | 55 | 285 | 3 | 343 | 16.0% | 83.1% | R+67.1 |
| Precinct -ADAMS 1ADAMS 1 | 61 | 248 | 11 | 320 | 19.1% | 77.5% | R+58.4 |
| Precinct -WABASHWABASH | 76 | 197 | 7 | 280 | 27.1% | 70.4% | R+43.2 |
| Precinct -LIBERTYLIBERTY | 42 | 212 | 6 | 260 | 16.2% | 81.5% | R+65.4 |
| Precinct -GREENEGREENE | 32 | 164 | 3 | 199 | 16.1% | 82.4% | R+66.3 |
| Precinct -HOWARDHOWARD | 43 | 91 | 1 | 135 | 31.9% | 67.4% | R+35.6 |
| Precinct -SUGAR CREEKSUGAR CREEK | 27 | 86 | 5 | 118 | 22.9% | 72.9% | R+50.0 |
| ADAMS 118_1812100010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ADAMS 218_1812100020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ADAMS 318_1812100030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ADAMS 418_1812100040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| FLORIDA 118_1812100050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| FLORIDA 218_1812100060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GREENE18_1812100070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HOWARD18_1812100080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JACKSON18_1812100090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| LIBERTY18_1812100100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PENN18_1812100110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| RACCOON18_1812100120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| RESERVE18_1812100130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SUGAR CREEK18_1812100140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| UNION18_1812100150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WABASH18_1812100160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WASHINGTON18_1812100170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −36.7% |
| 1896 | −1.2% |
| 1900 | −8.3% |
| 1904 | −20.7% |
| 1908 | −5.1% |
| 1912 | +2.7% |
| 1916 | −5.0% |
| 1920 | −16.3% |
| 1924 | −24.0% |
| 1928 | −19.6% |
| 1932 | +8.8% |
| 1936 | +1.5% |
| 1940 | −8.9% |
| 1944 | −18.8% |
| 1948 | −8.0% |
| 1952 | −17.2% |
| 1956 | −18.3% |
| 1960 | −16.2% |
| 1964 | +6.1% |
| 1968 | −17.8% |
| 1972 | −38.7% |
| 1976 | −10.8% |
| 1980 | −29.6% |
| 1984 | −39.0% |
| 1988 | −26.9% |
| 1992 | −7.4% |
| 1996 | −10.5% |
| 2000 | −21.1% |
| 2004 | −31.4% |
| 2008 | −14.1% |
| 2012 | −32.5% |
| 2016 | −51.6% |
| 2020 | −55.6% |
| 2024 | −56.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,235 |
| 2018 | 10,153 |
| 2020 | 10,465 |
| 2022 | 10,137 |
| 2024 | 9,509 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+156 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −372 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,323 in average income, against $67,091 for residents who stayed — 21% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+27.0 on average — 30 points more Democratic-leaning than Parke County, IN itself (R+56.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Vigo County, IN77R+18.1
- Vermillion County, IN41R+44.7
- Putnam County, IN34R+52.0
- Hendricks County, IN23R+21.5
- Marion County, IN22D+27.6
- Montgomery County, IN21R+48.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Vigo County, IN93
- Vermillion County, IN48
- Clay County, IN28
- Montgomery County, IN27
- Marion County, IN24
- Putnam County, IN23
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 | −225 |
| 2012 | +8 |
| 2013 | +87 |
| 2014 | −40 |
| 2015 | −330 |
| 2016 | −91 |
| 2017 | −61 |
| 2018 | +7 |
| 2019 | −73 |
| 2021 | +337 |
| 2022 | −268 |
| 2023 | −91 |
| 2024 | +212 |
| 2025 | +156 |
Parke County, a sparsely populated stretch of covered-bridge country in west-central Indiana, has shifted toward supermajority Republican margins over the past decade, reflecting broader rural realignment patterns visible across the state's small agricultural counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 56.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.9 points.
A population of 16,406, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,485 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greene County and Fountain County.
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Parke County, Indiana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/18121/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.