Mid-size metro where manufacturing shifts have redrawn the electoral map
Marion anchors Grant County, a historically industrial corridor that swung sharply toward Republicans over the past two decades as factory employment declined and the workforce realigned. Turnout patterns here track closely with broader Rust Belt trends.
| Group | Marion, IN | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 86.0% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 6.7% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(11) | 3.7% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.5% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.7% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -55.7pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.9% | 61.2% | — | — | |
| 8.3% | 21.1% | — | — | |
| 3.9% | 9.9% | — | — | |
| 2.1% | 5.3% | — | — | |
| 1.0% | 2.4% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 1.8% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 60.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Marion, IN metro area? 277,170 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+43.9 | R+33.6 | 10.3pp |
| President vs Governor | R+41.7 | R+33.6 | 8.1pp |
| President vs Senate | R+41.7 | R+43.9 | 2.2pp |