Starke County, Indiana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
42 precincts · 10,488 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -CENTER 05CENTER 05 | 157 | 616 | 9 | 782 | 20.1% | 78.8% | R+58.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WASHINGTON 02WASHINGTON 02 | 151 | 557 | 6 | 714 | 21.1% | 78.0% | R+56.9 |
| Precinct -NORTH BENDNORTH BEND | 188 | 499 | 8 | 695 | 27.1% | 71.8% | R+44.7 |
| Precinct -OREGON 01OREGON 01 | 133 | 514 | 9 | 656 | 20.3% | 78.4% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -RAILROADRAILROAD | 143 | 462 | 12 | 617 | 23.2% | 74.9% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -WAYNE 03WAYNE 03 | 116 | 486 | 10 | 612 | 19.0% | 79.4% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct -CALIFORNIA 02CALIFORNIA 02 | 120 | 455 | 8 | 583 | 20.6% | 78.0% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -OREGON 02OREGON 02 | 134 | 427 | 10 | 571 | 23.5% | 74.8% | R+51.3 |
| Precinct -WAYNE 04WAYNE 04 | 145 | 394 | 13 | 552 | 26.3% | 71.4% | R+45.1 |
| Precinct -WASHINGTON 01WASHINGTON 01 | 125 | 404 | 8 | 537 | 23.3% | 75.2% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -CALIFORNIA 01CALIFORNIA 01 | 109 | 372 | 6 | 487 | 22.4% | 76.4% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -CENTER 01CENTER 01 | 118 | 348 | 10 | 476 | 24.8% | 73.1% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct -WAYNE 01WAYNE 01 | 140 | 308 | 7 | 455 | 30.8% | 67.7% | R+36.9 |
| Precinct -DAVISDAVIS | 93 | 341 | 6 | 440 | 21.1% | 77.5% | R+56.4 |
| Precinct -CENTER 04CENTER 04 | 110 | 309 | 6 | 425 | 25.9% | 72.7% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -CENTER 06CENTER 06 | 91 | 313 | 6 | 410 | 22.2% | 76.3% | R+54.1 |
| Precinct -CENTER 02CENTER 02 | 113 | 250 | 0 | 363 | 31.1% | 68.9% | R+37.7 |
| Precinct -OREGON 03OREGON 03 | 70 | 274 | 6 | 350 | 20.0% | 78.3% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -WAYNE 02WAYNE 02 | 93 | 232 | 14 | 339 | 27.4% | 68.4% | R+41.0 |
| Precinct -JACKSONJACKSON | 54 | 210 | 5 | 269 | 20.1% | 78.1% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -CENTER 03CENTER 03 | 33 | 118 | 4 | 155 | 21.3% | 76.1% | R+54.8 |
| CALIFORNIA 0118_1814900010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CALIFORNIA 0218_1814900020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CENTER 0118_1814900030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CENTER 0218_1814900040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CENTER 0318_1814900050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CENTER 0418_1814900060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CENTER 0518_1814900070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CENTER 0618_1814900080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| DAVIS18_1814900090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JACKSON18_1814900100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NORTH BEND18_1814900150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| OREGON 0118_1814900120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| OREGON 0218_1814900130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| OREGON 0318_1814900140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| RAILROAD18_1814900160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WASHINGTON 0118_1814900170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WASHINGTON 0218_1814900180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WAYNE 0118_1814900190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WAYNE 0218_1814900200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WAYNE 0318_1814900210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WAYNE 0418_1814900220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +8.0% |
| 1896 | −3.0% |
| 1900 | −0.9% |
| 1904 | −13.9% |
| 1908 | −7.4% |
| 1912 | +15.0% |
| 1916 | −7.3% |
| 1920 | −28.5% |
| 1924 | −17.6% |
| 1928 | −15.4% |
| 1932 | +16.2% |
| 1936 | +4.9% |
| 1940 | −8.7% |
| 1944 | −12.2% |
| 1948 | −3.0% |
| 1952 | −19.5% |
| 1956 | −20.3% |
| 1960 | −6.9% |
| 1964 | +16.5% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −29.5% |
| 1976 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | −15.6% |
| 1984 | −16.1% |
| 1988 | −4.1% |
| 1992 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | −2.4% |
| 2004 | −9.6% |
| 2008 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | −10.6% |
| 2016 | −41.6% |
| 2020 | −46.8% |
| 2024 | −52.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 18,145 |
| 2018 | 16,607 |
| 2020 | 17,056 |
| 2022 | 196,921 |
| 2024 | 18,317 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+67 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +139 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,349 in average income, against $63,409 for residents who stayed — 13% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+18.4 on average — 34 points more Democratic-leaning than Starke County, IN itself (R+52.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Marshall County, IN95R+43.4
- LaPorte County, IN78R+14.1
- Porter County, IN72R+10.5
- St. Joseph County, IN55D+1.5
- Lake County, IN45D+5.6
- Pulaski County, IN44R+53.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Marshall County, IN114
- LaPorte County, IN81
- St. Joseph County, IN66
- Porter County, IN54
- Pulaski County, IN50
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 | −178 |
| 2012 | +4 |
| 2013 | −22 |
| 2014 | −133 |
| 2015 | −80 |
| 2016 | +150 |
| 2017 | −71 |
| 2018 | +16 |
| 2019 | +69 |
| 2021 | +95 |
| 2022 | −26 |
| 2023 | +112 |
| 2024 | +136 |
| 2025 | +67 |
Starke County's agricultural flatlands and small-town demographic profile have pushed its presidential margins steadily rightward over the past decade, reaching R+52 in 2024 — roughly double its spread from 2012.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 52.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.0 points.
A population of 23,365, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,960 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mason County and Vermillion County.
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Starke County, Indiana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/18149/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.