A small manufacturing hub where DeKalb County anchors regional industry
Auburn sits at the center of a rural northeast Indiana economy shaped by auto-parts manufacturing and agriculture, with the metro consistently returning Republican margins above 70% in federal elections.
| Group | Auburn, IN | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 95.3% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(7) | 2.4% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.5% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(4) | 0.4% | 6.0% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 0.2% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -46.8pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.3% | 58.4% | — | — | |
| 5.6% | 16.0% | — | — | |
| 5.5% | 15.7% | — | — | |
| 3.4% | 9.9% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 65.3% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Auburn, IN metro area? 168,340 residents across 4 counties.
17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 16pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 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+49.2 | R+40.0 | 9.1pp |
| President vs Governor | R+47.1 | R+40.0 | 7.0pp |
| President vs Senate | R+47.1 | R+49.2 | 2.1pp |