Switzerland County, Indiana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
24 precincts · 4,257 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -JEFFERSON 02JEFFERSON 02 | 177 | 409 | 12 | 598 | 29.6% | 68.4% | R+38.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -COTTON 01COTTON 01 | 104 | 408 | 6 | 518 | 20.1% | 78.8% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -JEFFERSON 01JEFFERSON 01 | 118 | 335 | 6 | 459 | 25.7% | 73.0% | R+47.3 |
| Precinct -YORKYORK | 85 | 357 | 7 | 449 | 18.9% | 79.5% | R+60.6 |
| Precinct -POSEY 02POSEY 02 | 90 | 320 | 7 | 417 | 21.6% | 76.7% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -JEFFERSON 03JEFFERSON 03 | 82 | 289 | 6 | 377 | 21.8% | 76.7% | R+54.9 |
| Precinct -PLEASANT 02PLEASANT 02 | 42 | 324 | 8 | 374 | 11.2% | 86.6% | R+75.4 |
| Precinct -POSEY 01POSEY 01 | 51 | 189 | 1 | 241 | 21.2% | 78.4% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -COTTON 02COTTON 02 | 35 | 204 | 1 | 240 | 14.6% | 85.0% | R+70.4 |
| Precinct -CRAIG 02CRAIG 02 | 37 | 178 | 3 | 218 | 17.0% | 81.7% | R+64.7 |
| Precinct -CRAIG 01CRAIG 01 | 26 | 181 | 7 | 214 | 12.1% | 84.6% | R+72.4 |
| Precinct -PLEASANT 01PLEASANT 01 | 26 | 125 | 1 | 152 | 17.1% | 82.2% | R+65.1 |
| COTTON 0118_1815500010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| COTTON 0218_1815500020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CRAIG 0118_1815500030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CRAIG 0218_1815500040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JEFFERSON 0118_1815500050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JEFFERSON 0218_1815500060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JEFFERSON 0318_1815500070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PLEASANT 0118_1815500080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PLEASANT 0218_1815500090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| POSEY 0118_1815500100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| POSEY 0218_1815500110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| YORK18_1815500120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,471 |
| 2018 | 6,687 |
| 2020 | 6,979 |
| 2022 | 7,162 |
| 2024 | 7,683 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+6 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +124 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,689 in average income, against $60,308 for residents who stayed — 11% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+46.5 on average — 11 points more Democratic-leaning than Switzerland County, IN itself (R+57.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Jefferson County, IN33R+36.1
- Dearborn County, IN29R+58.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Jefferson County, IN36
- Dearborn County, IN34
- Ripley County, IN25
- Ohio 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 | −104 |
| 2012 | −190 |
| 2013 | +100 |
| 2014 | −71 |
| 2015 | +33 |
| 2016 | −17 |
| 2017 | +21 |
| 2018 | +28 |
| 2019 | +7 |
| 2021 | +92 |
| 2022 | +129 |
| 2023 | +16 |
| 2024 | +74 |
| 2025 | +6 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.5 points in 1976 and a Republican high of 57.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.4 points.
A population of 9,909, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,343 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gallatin County and Scott County.
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Switzerland County, Indiana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/18155/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.