Scott County, Indiana: Appalachian Realigners county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Appalachian RealignersAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,5262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,3522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mason County, IL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Scott CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Scott 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 | +17.1% |
| 1896 | +19.1% |
| 1900 | +16.3% |
| 1904 | +6.4% |
| 1908 | +11.6% |
| 1912 | +36.3% |
| 1916 | +13.9% |
| 1920 | +3.9% |
| 1924 | +8.5% |
| 1928 | −5.9% |
| 1932 | +12.9% |
| 1936 | +13.9% |
| 1940 | +7.7% |
| 1944 | +4.8% |
| 1948 | +12.4% |
| 1952 | −0.9% |
| 1956 | −1.7% |
| 1960 | −2.4% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | −12.2% |
| 1976 | +22.6% |
| 1980 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | −8.6% |
| 1988 | −1.1% |
| 1992 | +18.3% |
| 1996 | +16.3% |
| 2000 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | −11.2% |
| 2008 | −2.0% |
| 2012 | −6.2% |
| 2016 | −37.5% |
| 2020 | −45.6% |
| 2024 | −51.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,389 | 7,633 | 10,187 | ||
| R | 2,698 | 7,328 | 10,161 | ||
| R | 2,642 | 6,074 | 9,147 | ||
| R | 3,998 | 4,539 | 8,720 | ||
| R | 4,271 | 4,445 | 8,877 | ||
| R | 3,822 | 4,793 | 8,677 | ||
| D | 3,915 | 3,761 | 7,846 | ||
| D | 3,798 | 2,620 | 7,207 | ||
| D | 4,085 | 2,649 | 7,859 | ||
| R | 3,378 | 3,455 | 6,854 | ||
| R | 3,460 | 4,110 | 7,588 | ||
| D | 3,694 | 3,432 | 7,329 | ||
| D | 4,229 | 2,657 | 6,966 | ||
| R | 2,785 | 3,564 | 6,391 | ||
| D | 2,796 | 2,671 | 6,267 | ||
| D | 4,205 | 1,992 | 6,203 | ||
| R | 3,064 | 3,213 | 6,301 | ||
| R | 3,011 | 3,117 | 6,156 | ||
| R | 2,931 | 2,984 | 5,959 | ||
| D | 3,128 | 2,429 | 5,635 | ||
| D | 2,621 | 2,379 | 5,054 | ||
| D | 2,668 | 2,285 | 4,972 | ||
| D | 2,696 | 2,034 | 4,746 | ||
| D | 2,240 | 1,722 | 4,008 | ||
| R | 1,527 | 1,719 | 3,263 | ||
| D | 1,824 | 1,532 | 3,436 | ||
| D | 1,848 | 1,709 | 3,597 | ||
| D | 1,068 | 802 | 1,910 | ||
| D | 1,033 | 327 | 1,943 | ||
| D | 1,243 | 979 | 2,279 | ||
| D | 1,090 | 953 | 2,125 | ||
| D | 1,221 | 874 | 2,124 | ||
| D | 1,237 | 837 | 2,089 | ||
| D | 1,043 | 727 | 1,849 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.6%
German
11.1%
American
10.2%
Irish
7.5%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.0%
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: 40.8 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
$56,352
Scott County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Scott County$56,352
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Scott 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
16.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.4%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)15.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.2%
Spanish0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Scott County's 2024 presidential margin of R+51.5 places it among Indiana's most one-sided rural counties, reflecting a broader shift in small, working-class communities across the Ohio River corridor over the past decade.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin peaked at thirty-six points in 1912 and narrowed across the late twentieth century. The 2004 election carried the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by eleven points. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
The economic context is severe: a median household income of $56,352 — among the lowest at this geographic scale — and a 17% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mason County and Harrison County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Scott County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Scott County, Indiana voted Republican by 51.5 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,187 votes cast, 2,389 went Democratic and 7,633 went Republican.
What is Scott County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Scott County, Indiana in the "Appalachian Realigners" typology — Lower-income counties of Greater Appalachia — a long, deep arc from Democratic to Republican. 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 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Scott County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Scott County, Indiana voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Scott County, Indiana?
Scott County, Indiana has a population of 24,526 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Scott County, Indiana?
Median household income in Scott County, Indiana is $56,352 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Scott County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Scott County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Appalachian Realigners" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.