Switzerland County, Indiana: Appalachian Realigners county. In 2024, voted R+57%. Republican peak: R+57 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Appalachian RealignersAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,9092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,3432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1976MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Taylor County, IA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Switzerland CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Switzerland County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | +2.9% |
| 1896 | +3.1% |
| 1900 | +2.4% |
| 1904 | +3.0% |
| 1908 | +3.0% |
| 1912 | +15.9% |
| 1916 | +8.4% |
| 1920 | −2.2% |
| 1924 | +1.4% |
| 1928 | −18.2% |
| 1932 | +20.4% |
| 1936 | +12.4% |
| 1940 | +7.5% |
| 1944 | +4.0% |
| 1948 | +12.6% |
| 1952 | +2.3% |
| 1956 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −1.4% |
| 1972 | −7.4% |
| 1976 | +23.5% |
| 1980 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | −11.1% |
| 1988 | −3.0% |
| 1992 | +9.6% |
| 1996 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | −15.3% |
| 2004 | −18.6% |
| 2008 | −8.3% |
| 2012 | −12.8% |
| 2016 | −43.9% |
| 2020 | −52.2% |
| 2024 | −57.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 873 | 3,319 | 4,258 | ||
| R | 964 | 3,133 | 4,154 | ||
| R | 930 | 2,558 | 3,709 | ||
| R | 1,437 | 1,872 | 3,397 | ||
| R | 1,638 | 1,940 | 3,640 | ||
| R | 1,479 | 2,161 | 3,671 | ||
| R | 1,336 | 1,831 | 3,239 | ||
| D | 1,496 | 1,266 | 3,187 | ||
| D | 1,535 | 1,211 | 3,388 | ||
| R | 1,479 | 1,572 | 3,059 | ||
| R | 1,484 | 1,857 | 3,347 | ||
| D | 1,704 | 1,584 | 3,360 | ||
| D | 2,150 | 1,329 | 3,491 | ||
| R | 1,612 | 1,872 | 3,497 | ||
| R | 1,466 | 1,515 | 3,438 | ||
| D | 2,231 | 1,390 | 3,640 | ||
| D | 1,955 | 1,929 | 3,905 | ||
| D | 2,114 | 2,074 | 4,209 | ||
| D | 2,167 | 2,070 | 4,275 | ||
| D | 2,375 | 1,839 | 4,247 | ||
| D | 2,191 | 2,019 | 4,267 | ||
| D | 2,659 | 2,285 | 4,966 | ||
| D | 2,840 | 2,212 | 5,066 | ||
| D | 2,981 | 1,953 | 5,035 | ||
| R | 1,805 | 2,617 | 4,464 | ||
| D | 2,414 | 2,346 | 4,858 | ||
| R | 2,412 | 2,525 | 5,038 | ||
| D | 1,446 | 1,214 | 2,756 | ||
| D | 1,342 | 882 | 2,900 | ||
| D | 1,537 | 1,444 | 3,055 | ||
| D | 1,554 | 1,461 | 3,077 | ||
| D | 1,713 | 1,631 | 3,363 | ||
| D | 1,742 | 1,637 | 3,391 | ||
| D | 1,589 | 1,497 | 3,157 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.4%
English
12.5%
American
10.8%
Irish
9.1%
Scottish
2.5%
Italian
1.8%
French
0.7%
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.
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: 42.5 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
$65,343
Switzerland County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Switzerland County$65,343
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Switzerland 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
12.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.3%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Spanish0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Switzerland County's small, rural population along the Ohio River has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting a broader shift in agrarian river-bottom communities away from competitive two-party voting.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin peaked at twenty-four points in 1976 and narrowed across the late twentieth century. The 2000 election carried the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by fifteen points. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.
The economic context is severe: a median household income of $65,343 — among the lowest at this geographic scale — and a 13% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taylor County and Clearwater County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Switzerland County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Switzerland County, Indiana voted Republican by 57.4 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,258 votes cast, 873 went Democratic and 3,319 went Republican.
What is Switzerland County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Switzerland 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 Switzerland County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Switzerland County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Switzerland County, Indiana?
Switzerland County, Indiana has a population of 9,909 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Switzerland County, Indiana?
Median household income in Switzerland County, Indiana is $65,343 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Switzerland County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Switzerland 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.