Tippecanoe County, Indiana: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+41 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- TiedMIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 189,0712024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,6362024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+14 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kendall County, IL · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Tippecanoe CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Tippecanoe 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 | −4.9% |
| 1896 | −14.6% |
| 1900 | −14.6% |
| 1904 | −23.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +13.6% |
| 1916 | −12.6% |
| 1920 | −25.0% |
| 1924 | −21.8% |
| 1928 | −26.9% |
| 1932 | +7.0% |
| 1936 | −1.3% |
| 1940 | −14.2% |
| 1944 | −21.6% |
| 1948 | −22.1% |
| 1952 | −41.4% |
| 1956 | −40.7% |
| 1960 | −27.2% |
| 1964 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | −24.0% |
| 1972 | −36.6% |
| 1976 | −23.8% |
| 1980 | −26.7% |
| 1984 | −30.3% |
| 1988 | −26.2% |
| 1992 | −11.3% |
| 1996 | −11.7% |
| 2000 | −17.0% |
| 2004 | −19.2% |
| 2008 | +11.6% |
| 2012 | −3.6% |
| 2016 | −5.5% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32,683 | 32,783 | 67,194 | ||
| D | 35,017 | 34,581 | 71,448 | ||
| R | 27,207 | 30,711 | 63,210 | ||
| R | 26,711 | 28,757 | 57,063 | ||
| D | 37,781 | 29,822 | 68,436 | ||
| R | 20,818 | 30,897 | 52,360 | ||
| R | 18,220 | 26,106 | 46,295 | ||
| R | 17,232 | 22,556 | 45,586 | ||
| R | 17,343 | 23,050 | 50,334 | ||
| R | 16,256 | 27,897 | 44,364 | ||
| R | 15,789 | 29,706 | 45,876 | ||
| R | 14,636 | 27,589 | 48,470 | ||
| R | 17,850 | 29,186 | 47,587 | ||
| R | 14,598 | 31,565 | 46,366 | ||
| R | 14,528 | 24,352 | 40,968 | ||
| D | 20,257 | 19,036 | 39,372 | ||
| R | 14,041 | 24,572 | 38,668 | ||
| R | 9,995 | 23,776 | 33,843 | ||
| R | 9,678 | 23,447 | 33,246 | ||
| R | 10,825 | 17,034 | 28,107 | ||
| R | 10,229 | 15,888 | 26,212 | ||
| R | 12,129 | 16,148 | 28,350 | ||
| R | 12,732 | 13,081 | 26,122 | ||
| D | 13,609 | 11,818 | 25,663 | ||
| R | 8,720 | 15,165 | 23,978 | ||
| R | 7,619 | 12,161 | 20,823 | ||
| R | 7,562 | 12,730 | 20,639 | ||
| R | 4,918 | 6,386 | 11,669 | ||
| D | 4,442 | 3,006 | 10,542 | ||
| R | 4,984 | 6,164 | 11,539 | ||
| R | 4,031 | 6,581 | 11,000 | ||
| R | 4,673 | 6,317 | 11,222 | ||
| R | 4,639 | 6,239 | 10,989 | ||
| R | 4,386 | 4,856 | 9,503 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.7%
English
10.5%
Irish
9.9%
American
4.3%
Italian
2.9%
Polish
2.8%
Scottish
2.1%
African American
5.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 28.8 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
$60,636
Tippecanoe County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Tippecanoe County$60,636
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Tippecanoe 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
19.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)20.7%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.6%
Other Indo-European3.5%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A Big Ten university city anchors this Lafayette-area county, keeping it among Indiana's most competitive. In 2024 the presidential margin was virtually zero, a stark contrast to most of the state's decisive Republican edges.
The Democratic margin here reached fourteen points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was zero points.
A population of 189,071, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,636 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kendall County and McHenry County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tippecanoe County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tippecanoe County, Indiana voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 67,194 votes cast, 32,683 went Democratic and 32,783 went Republican.
What is Tippecanoe County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Tippecanoe County, Indiana in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Tippecanoe County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tippecanoe County, Indiana voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Tippecanoe County, Indiana?
Tippecanoe County, Indiana has a population of 189,071 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tippecanoe County, Indiana?
Median household income in Tippecanoe County, Indiana is $60,636 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Tippecanoe County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tippecanoe County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.