Sullivan County, Indiana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
40 precincts · 8,795 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -HAMILTON 06HAMILTON 06 | 195 | 588 | 12 | 795 | 24.5% | 74.0% | R+49.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -HAMILTON 05HAMILTON 05 | 162 | 547 | 8 | 717 | 22.6% | 76.3% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -TURMANTURMAN | 117 | 568 | 11 | 696 | 16.8% | 81.6% | R+64.8 |
| Precinct -CURRY 03CURRY 03 | 138 | 476 | 8 | 622 | 22.2% | 76.5% | R+54.3 |
| Precinct -HAMILTON 02HAMILTON 02 | 185 | 411 | 11 | 607 | 30.5% | 67.7% | R+37.2 |
| Precinct -HADDON 02HADDON 02 | 133 | 435 | 8 | 576 | 23.1% | 75.5% | R+52.4 |
| Precinct -CASS 02CASS 02 | 96 | 432 | 9 | 537 | 17.9% | 80.4% | R+62.6 |
| Precinct -JACKSON 01JACKSON 01 | 92 | 391 | 14 | 497 | 18.5% | 78.7% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -CURRY 01CURRY 01 | 124 | 328 | 7 | 459 | 27.0% | 71.5% | R+44.4 |
| Precinct -HAMILTON 03HAMILTON 03 | 117 | 312 | 8 | 437 | 26.8% | 71.4% | R+44.6 |
| Precinct -CURRY 02CURRY 02 | 92 | 307 | 3 | 402 | 22.9% | 76.4% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -FAIRBANKSFAIRBANKS | 74 | 312 | 12 | 398 | 18.6% | 78.4% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -CASS 01CASS 01 | 63 | 294 | 8 | 365 | 17.3% | 80.5% | R+63.3 |
| Precinct -JACKSON 02JACKSON 02 | 69 | 254 | 9 | 332 | 20.8% | 76.5% | R+55.7 |
| Precinct -HAMILTON 01HAMILTON 01 | 89 | 230 | 5 | 324 | 27.5% | 71.0% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -HAMILTON 04HAMILTON 04 | 81 | 166 | 6 | 253 | 32.0% | 65.6% | R+33.6 |
| Precinct -GILL 01GILL 01 | 53 | 187 | 6 | 246 | 21.5% | 76.0% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -HADDON 01HADDON 01 | 42 | 155 | 1 | 198 | 21.2% | 78.3% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -JEFFERSONJEFFERSON | 40 | 135 | 2 | 177 | 22.6% | 76.3% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -GILL 02GILL 02 | 44 | 111 | 2 | 157 | 28.0% | 70.7% | R+42.7 |
| CASS 118_1815300010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CASS 218_1815300020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CURRY 118_1815300030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CURRY 218_1815300040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CURRY 318_1815300050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| FAIRBANKS18_1815300060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GILL 118_1815300070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GILL 218_1815300080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HADDON 118_1815300090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HADDON 218_1815300100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HAMILTON 118_1815300110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HAMILTON 218_1815300120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HAMILTON 318_1815300130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HAMILTON 418_1815300140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HAMILTON 518_1815300150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HAMILTON 618_1815300160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JACKSON 118_1815300170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JACKSON 218_1815300180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JEFFERSON18_1815300190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| TURMAN18_1815300200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +25.2% |
| 1896 | +26.4% |
| 1900 | +25.5% |
| 1904 | +7.7% |
| 1908 | +20.8% |
| 1912 | +29.6% |
| 1916 | +16.7% |
| 1920 | +6.0% |
| 1924 | +0.6% |
| 1928 | −4.6% |
| 1932 | +33.4% |
| 1936 | +36.4% |
| 1940 | +14.4% |
| 1944 | +4.6% |
| 1948 | +15.9% |
| 1952 | +8.0% |
| 1956 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | −0.3% |
| 1964 | +30.9% |
| 1968 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | −19.0% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | −1.4% |
| 1984 | −8.7% |
| 1988 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | +12.6% |
| 1996 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | −5.9% |
| 2004 | −19.8% |
| 2008 | −0.7% |
| 2012 | −20.6% |
| 2016 | −46.7% |
| 2020 | −50.5% |
| 2024 | −52.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,905 |
| 2018 | 13,714 |
| 2020 | 13,897 |
| 2022 | 14,311 |
| 2024 | 14,588 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+191 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −364 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $44,399 in average income, against $65,426 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+34.9 on average — 18 points more Democratic-leaning than Sullivan County, IN itself (R+52.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Vigo County, IN123R+18.1
- Greene County, IN83R+53.7
- Knox County, IN32R+50.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Vigo County, IN131
- Greene County, IN62
- Knox County, IN37
- Marion County, IN20
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 | −159 |
| 2012 | −29 |
| 2013 | −79 |
| 2014 | −149 |
| 2015 | −80 |
| 2016 | −127 |
| 2017 | +19 |
| 2018 | +2 |
| 2019 | −24 |
| 2021 | +10 |
| 2022 | −75 |
| 2023 | +106 |
| 2024 | +30 |
| 2025 | +191 |
Sullivan County's 2024 presidential margin of R+52.7 reflects a broader realignment of southwestern Indiana's historically Democratic coal-country precincts, where union-era voting patterns have steadily given way to Republican dominance over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 52.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.7 points.
A population of 20,780, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,204 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blackford County and Henry County.
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Sullivan County, Indiana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/18153/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.