Posey County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+43 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 25,1162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,1292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wabash County, IL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Posey CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Posey 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 | +11.2% |
| 1896 | +10.2% |
| 1900 | +10.7% |
| 1904 | +7.4% |
| 1908 | +11.1% |
| 1912 | +31.6% |
| 1916 | +11.8% |
| 1920 | −1.1% |
| 1924 | −0.7% |
| 1928 | −4.1% |
| 1932 | +32.0% |
| 1936 | +28.6% |
| 1940 | +5.3% |
| 1944 | −2.2% |
| 1948 | +9.7% |
| 1952 | −15.9% |
| 1956 | −19.1% |
| 1960 | −9.3% |
| 1964 | +26.5% |
| 1968 | −11.4% |
| 1972 | −30.7% |
| 1976 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | −14.4% |
| 1984 | −18.4% |
| 1988 | −14.5% |
| 1992 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | −18.6% |
| 2004 | −31.3% |
| 2008 | −7.6% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −38.8% |
| 2020 | −40.8% |
| 2024 | −43.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,572 | 9,206 | 12,979 | ||
| R | 3,811 | 9,206 | 13,236 | ||
| R | 3,515 | 8,393 | 12,575 | ||
| R | 4,533 | 7,430 | 12,226 | ||
| R | 5,828 | 6,804 | 12,771 | ||
| R | 4,085 | 7,833 | 11,986 | ||
| R | 4,430 | 6,498 | 11,110 | ||
| D | 4,965 | 4,638 | 10,954 | ||
| D | 4,632 | 4,435 | 11,453 | ||
| R | 4,468 | 5,987 | 10,490 | ||
| R | 4,452 | 6,472 | 10,957 | ||
| R | 4,465 | 6,096 | 11,354 | ||
| D | 5,298 | 5,136 | 10,488 | ||
| R | 3,586 | 6,771 | 10,378 | ||
| R | 3,889 | 5,045 | 10,150 | ||
| D | 6,164 | 3,573 | 9,770 | ||
| R | 4,457 | 5,369 | 9,857 | ||
| R | 3,919 | 5,780 | 9,724 | ||
| R | 3,835 | 5,293 | 9,187 | ||
| D | 4,729 | 3,879 | 8,731 | ||
| R | 4,183 | 4,374 | 8,619 | ||
| D | 5,022 | 4,514 | 9,593 | ||
| D | 5,630 | 3,088 | 8,888 | ||
| D | 5,641 | 2,876 | 8,644 | ||
| R | 4,052 | 4,396 | 8,487 | ||
| R | 4,115 | 4,173 | 8,548 | ||
| R | 4,695 | 4,802 | 9,658 | ||
| D | 2,922 | 2,291 | 5,332 | ||
| D | 2,767 | 1,193 | 4,981 | ||
| D | 3,084 | 2,444 | 5,752 | ||
| D | 2,825 | 2,419 | 5,458 | ||
| D | 3,177 | 2,553 | 5,859 | ||
| D | 3,103 | 2,526 | 5,677 | ||
| D | 2,660 | 2,077 | 5,194 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.3%
English
14.0%
Irish
10.5%
American
6.4%
French
2.6%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
2.0%
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: 43.0 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
$78,129
Posey County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Posey County$78,129
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Posey County ranks in the top 25% 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
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.8%
speak English only
Spanish0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Posey County sits at Indiana's southwestern corner, where river-town manufacturing heritage and rural demographics combine to produce some of the state's most lopsided presidential margins, hitting R+43.4 in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached forty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.
A population of 25,116, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,129 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wabash County and Knox County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Posey County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Posey County, Indiana voted Republican by 43.4 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,979 votes cast, 3,572 went Democratic and 9,206 went Republican.
What is Posey County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Posey 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Posey County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Posey County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Posey County, Indiana?
Posey County, Indiana has a population of 25,116 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Posey County, Indiana?
Median household income in Posey County, Indiana is $78,129 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Posey County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Posey County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.