Vanderburgh County, Indiana: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+13%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+13MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 180,1172024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,6482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Charlevoix County, MI · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Vanderburgh CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Vanderburgh County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −6.1% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −16.4% |
| 1908 | −5.9% |
| 1912 | +13.6% |
| 1916 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | −14.8% |
| 1924 | −18.6% |
| 1928 | −19.3% |
| 1932 | +30.1% |
| 1936 | +46.9% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +5.7% |
| 1948 | +8.3% |
| 1952 | −17.0% |
| 1956 | −15.8% |
| 1960 | −6.1% |
| 1964 | +25.3% |
| 1968 | −8.9% |
| 1972 | −37.3% |
| 1976 | −4.2% |
| 1980 | −8.9% |
| 1984 | −13.7% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | −10.0% |
| 2004 | −18.0% |
| 2008 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | −10.6% |
| 2016 | −16.6% |
| 2020 | −9.6% |
| 2024 | −12.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 31,727 | 41,056 | 73,832 | ||
| R | 34,415 | 41,844 | 77,662 | ||
| R | 28,296 | 40,422 | 73,067 | ||
| R | 31,725 | 39,389 | 72,588 | ||
| D | 39,423 | 37,512 | 77,656 | ||
| R | 28,767 | 41,463 | 70,654 | ||
| R | 29,222 | 35,846 | 66,221 | ||
| D | 30,934 | 28,509 | 65,961 | ||
| D | 33,799 | 30,271 | 76,840 | ||
| R | 31,270 | 38,928 | 70,453 | ||
| R | 31,049 | 40,994 | 72,330 | ||
| R | 29,930 | 36,248 | 70,982 | ||
| R | 34,911 | 37,975 | 73,211 | ||
| R | 22,163 | 48,806 | 71,437 | ||
| R | 31,326 | 38,231 | 77,577 | ||
| D | 45,796 | 27,231 | 73,407 | ||
| R | 36,330 | 41,068 | 77,635 | ||
| R | 30,860 | 42,462 | 73,619 | ||
| R | 29,718 | 42,010 | 72,187 | ||
| D | 32,640 | 27,584 | 60,956 | ||
| D | 34,440 | 30,684 | 65,462 | ||
| D | 38,567 | 28,417 | 67,267 | ||
| D | 41,490 | 14,725 | 57,085 | ||
| D | 31,828 | 16,873 | 49,752 | ||
| R | 19,646 | 29,067 | 48,905 | ||
| R | 17,186 | 25,907 | 46,856 | ||
| R | 13,904 | 19,357 | 36,946 | ||
| D | 10,028 | 9,966 | 20,973 | ||
| D | 7,219 | 4,839 | 17,558 | ||
| R | 8,033 | 9,116 | 18,443 | ||
| R | 5,885 | 8,624 | 16,696 | ||
| R | 7,178 | 8,228 | 15,950 | ||
| R | 7,132 | 8,068 | 15,297 | ||
| R | 6,166 | 6,175 | 12,727 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.5%
English
12.8%
Irish
10.5%
American
5.5%
French
2.0%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.9%
African American
6.8%
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: 38.7 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
$61,648
Vanderburgh County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Vanderburgh County$61,648
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Vanderburgh 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
14.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Vanderburgh County, home to Evansville, functions as the regional hub of the Tri-State area where Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois converge. Despite its mid-sized city center, it has shifted steadily toward Republican margins over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirteen points.
A population of 180,117, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,648 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Charlevoix County and Floyd County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Vanderburgh County, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vanderburgh County, Indiana voted Republican by 12.6 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 73,832 votes cast, 31,727 went Democratic and 41,056 went Republican.
What is Vanderburgh County, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Vanderburgh County, Indiana in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Vanderburgh County, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vanderburgh County, Indiana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Vanderburgh County, Indiana?
Vanderburgh County, Indiana has a population of 180,117 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vanderburgh County, Indiana?
Median household income in Vanderburgh County, Indiana is $61,648 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Vanderburgh County, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vanderburgh County, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.