Tipton County, Indiana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+53 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,3462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,1562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Clinton County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Tipton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Tipton 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 | +10.8% |
| 1900 | +0.5% |
| 1904 | −7.2% |
| 1908 | +3.1% |
| 1912 | +19.8% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −4.7% |
| 1924 | −6.4% |
| 1928 | −19.7% |
| 1932 | +14.0% |
| 1936 | +10.9% |
| 1940 | −6.4% |
| 1944 | −11.1% |
| 1948 | −3.0% |
| 1952 | −22.1% |
| 1956 | −19.5% |
| 1960 | −19.8% |
| 1964 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | −20.8% |
| 1972 | −45.8% |
| 1976 | −16.2% |
| 1980 | −32.3% |
| 1984 | −41.6% |
| 1988 | −34.7% |
| 1992 | −22.6% |
| 1996 | −20.3% |
| 2000 | −32.7% |
| 2004 | −43.4% |
| 2008 | −15.4% |
| 2012 | −31.8% |
| 2016 | −53.3% |
| 2020 | −52.7% |
| 2024 | −50.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,893 | 5,946 | 7,998 | ||
| R | 1,834 | 6,110 | 8,116 | ||
| R | 1,587 | 5,589 | 7,510 | ||
| R | 2,432 | 4,773 | 7,373 | ||
| R | 3,250 | 4,452 | 7,827 | ||
| R | 2,203 | 5,628 | 7,892 | ||
| R | 2,392 | 4,784 | 7,316 | ||
| R | 2,478 | 3,980 | 7,385 | ||
| R | 2,125 | 3,906 | 7,883 | ||
| R | 2,485 | 5,148 | 7,666 | ||
| R | 2,328 | 5,687 | 8,069 | ||
| R | 2,547 | 5,150 | 8,071 | ||
| R | 3,428 | 4,776 | 8,328 | ||
| R | 2,095 | 5,674 | 7,808 | ||
| R | 2,646 | 4,270 | 7,802 | ||
| D | 4,410 | 3,863 | 8,316 | ||
| R | 3,299 | 4,924 | 8,223 | ||
| R | 3,320 | 4,939 | 8,305 | ||
| R | 3,362 | 5,299 | 8,745 | ||
| R | 3,925 | 4,169 | 8,210 | ||
| R | 3,427 | 4,296 | 7,843 | ||
| R | 4,173 | 4,749 | 8,978 | ||
| D | 4,796 | 3,842 | 8,739 | ||
| D | 4,898 | 3,680 | 8,723 | ||
| R | 3,186 | 4,774 | 8,050 | ||
| R | 3,660 | 4,183 | 8,150 | ||
| R | 3,956 | 4,357 | 8,472 | ||
| D | 2,337 | 2,166 | 4,779 | ||
| D | 2,185 | 1,262 | 4,660 | ||
| D | 2,556 | 2,395 | 5,156 | ||
| R | 2,279 | 2,654 | 5,230 | ||
| D | 2,436 | 2,410 | 5,099 | ||
| D | 2,816 | 2,263 | 5,135 | ||
| D | 2,008 | 1,788 | 4,492 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.7%
German
17.6%
American
11.2%
Irish
10.0%
Scottish
2.5%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
African American
0.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 44.4 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
$76,156
Tipton County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Tipton County$76,156
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Tipton County ranks in the top 25% 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
11.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.2%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 65.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tipton County's flat, agricultural terrain anchors a voting pattern as uniform as its landscape — the 2024 presidential margin of R+50.8 placed it among Indiana's most one-sided counties, with a population under 17,000 that has trended steadily toward consolidated rural preferences.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-three points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A population of 15,346, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,156 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clinton County and Rush County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tipton County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tipton County, Indiana voted Republican by 50.7 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,998 votes cast, 1,893 went Democratic and 5,946 went Republican.
What is Tipton County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Tipton County, Indiana in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Tipton County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tipton County, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Tipton County, Indiana?
Tipton County, Indiana has a population of 15,346 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tipton County, Indiana?
Median household income in Tipton County, Indiana is $76,156 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Tipton County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tipton County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.