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1876–2024
Bloomington, IN·Indiana

Bloomington, IN has voted Democratic in six straight presidential elections — D+16 in 2024.

College town anchoring a reliably blue pocket in southern Indiana

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IN
LatestD+16in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population162,5692024 ACS

Bloomington, IN, Indiana: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+16%. Republican peak: R+29 in 1960.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+16MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
162,5692024 5-year
Median household income
$65,4162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.8%2024 5-year
Black
3.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+27 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+29 in 1960MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Bloomington, IN
HarrisD+16
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2024 presidential margin by county for Bloomington, IN, INA map of the constituent counties of Bloomington, IN, IN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Owen County, IN · R+51Monroe County, IN · D+27
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic56.9%39,567
Donald TrumpRepublican40.8%28,364
OtherAll other candidates2.2%1,547
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +16.1% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+16.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+1.1%
1896+2.6%
1900−0.4%
1904−6.9%
1908+0.3%
1912+21.6%
1916−0.1%
1920−5.6%
1924−9.0%
1928−27.6%
1932+8.5%
1936+3.2%
1940−11.0%
1944−13.1%
1948−10.5%
1952−20.8%
1956−24.1%
1960−29.3%
1964+7.6%
1968−12.0%
1972−16.7%
1976−5.1%
1980−14.4%
1984−21.3%
1988−14.4%
1992+5.0%
1996+2.1%
2000−7.3%
2004+2.9%
2008+27.3%
2012+13.3%
2016+14.1%
2020+17.7%
2024+16.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+16.1%
39,56728,36469,478
D
+17.7%
42,28129,35773,055
D
+14.1%
36,12926,67866,970
D
+13.3%
36,25927,54365,336
D
+27.3%
45,02025,53371,385
D
+2.9%
29,50127,83458,071
R
−7.3%
19,77623,16646,723
D
+2.1%
20,77519,80045,875
D
+5.0%
21,91919,41450,142
R
−14.4%
18,33924,59343,401
R
−21.3%
16,80125,97643,149
R
−14.4%
15,64121,86543,106
R
−5.1%
19,71221,83441,750
R
−16.7%
16,94923,84941,222
R
−12.0%
12,72116,65032,698
D
+7.6%
15,25713,09728,532
R
−29.3%
9,91418,21328,312
R
−24.1%
10,31316,90827,316
R
−20.8%
10,32215,78526,286
R
−10.5%
10,11312,58123,402
R
−13.1%
9,41112,31122,100
R
−11.0%
11,23814,02025,367
D
+3.2%
12,71811,93324,758
D
+8.5%
12,11710,18222,733
R
−27.6%
6,73711,91918,776
R
−9.0%
7,3598,87416,853
R
−5.6%
7,6998,63016,594
R
−0.1%
4,6084,6189,577
D
+21.6%
4,0172,0998,866
D
+0.3%
4,8034,7779,802
R
−6.9%
4,1274,7639,171
R
−0.4%
4,4544,4949,145
D
+2.6%
4,4924,2618,853
D
+1.1%
3,6753,5868,002
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.0%
English
14.4%
Irish
11.1%
American
6.6%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
2.6%
Polish
2.3%
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: 33.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
1.9%
75–84
2.7%
4.4%
65–74
4.9%
5.2%
55–64
5.5%
5.0%
45–54
5.0%
5.7%
35–44
5.5%
7.1%
25–34
6.3%
11.3%
18–24
11.4%
6.4%
5–17
5.7%
2.2%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,416
Bloomington, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bloomington, IN$65,416
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)20.6%
Seniors (65+)5.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%
Other Indo-European3.2%
Spanish2.7%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.9%
Methodist
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Baptist
1.8%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Indiana University's flagship campus, the Bloomington metro votes markedly more Democratic than its surrounding rural counties, with Biden carrying Monroe County by roughly 30 points in 2020.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-seven points in 2008 and a Republican high of twenty-nine points in 1960. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points.

A population of 162,569, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,416 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bloomington, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bloomington, IN, Indiana voted Democratic by 16.1 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 69,478 votes cast, 39,567 went Democratic and 28,364 went Republican.
What is Bloomington, IN, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Bloomington, IN, Indiana in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. 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 metro has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bloomington, IN, Indiana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bloomington, IN, Indiana voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Bloomington, IN, Indiana?
Bloomington, IN, Indiana has a population of 162,569 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bloomington, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Bloomington, IN, Indiana is $65,416 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Bloomington, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bloomington, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.