A small Indiana metro where manufacturing employment shapes the ballot.
Decatur anchors Adams County, a rural northeast Indiana community where tight-knit Amish and German-heritage populations contribute to some of the state's more consistent conservative margins in federal and statewide contests.
| Group | Decatur, IN | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 94.3% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(9) | 4.0% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.8% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(2) | 0.4% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(3) | 0.3% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -67.1pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.4% | 72.9% | — | — | |
| 8.3% | 10.2% | — | — | |
| 7.1% | 8.7% | — | — | |
| 5.8% | 7.1% | — | — | |
| 0.9% | 1.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.9% | 1.1% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 18.5% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Decatur, IN metro area? 138,620 residents across 4 counties.
14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 19pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+28 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+55.2 | R+44.7 | 10.5pp |
| President vs Governor | R+52.6 | R+44.7 | 7.9pp |
| President vs Senate | R+52.6 | R+55.2 | 2.6pp |