Steuben County seat anchoring Indiana's lake-country northeast corner
Angola anchors a small metro where tourism-driven lake communities and a regional university create an electorate that leans Republican but shows softer margins than surrounding rural Indiana.
| Group | Angola, IN | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 93.0% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(7) | 3.2% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.6% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(3) | 0.5% | 6.0% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 0.4% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -29.4pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.9% | 45.7% | — | — | |
| 8.1% | 20.7% | — | — | |
| 5.6% | 14.3% | — | — | |
| 5.3% | 13.5% | — | — | |
| 2.2% | 5.7% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.0% | 2.5% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 60.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Angola, IN metro area? 135,763 residents across 4 counties.
20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 13pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+46.7 | R+37.0 | 9.7pp |
| President vs Governor | R+42.1 | R+37.0 | 5.1pp |
| President vs Senate | R+42.1 | R+46.7 | 4.6pp |