Columbus, IN, Indiana: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+27%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 83,5362024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,9012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Columbus, IN
TrumpR+27
Constituent county margins for Columbus, IN, INOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 62.4% | 22,220 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 35.2% | 12,525 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 843 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +16.2% |
| 1896 | −1.0% |
| 1900 | +16.0% |
| 1904 | −6.9% |
| 1908 | +4.6% |
| 1912 | +28.0% |
| 1916 | +2.2% |
| 1920 | −9.5% |
| 1924 | −15.8% |
| 1928 | −16.2% |
| 1932 | +10.9% |
| 1936 | +13.6% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −3.6% |
| 1948 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | −18.6% |
| 1956 | −20.0% |
| 1960 | −18.7% |
| 1964 | +7.9% |
| 1968 | −21.9% |
| 1972 | −42.4% |
| 1976 | −13.6% |
| 1980 | −24.2% |
| 1984 | −39.4% |
| 1988 | −32.6% |
| 1992 | −17.7% |
| 1996 | −15.2% |
| 2000 | −27.9% |
| 2004 | −34.7% |
| 2008 | −11.3% |
| 2012 | −25.4% |
| 2016 | −33.0% |
| 2020 | −26.2% |
| 2024 | −27.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,525 | 22,220 | 35,588 | ||
| R | 12,934 | 22,410 | 36,235 | ||
| R | 9,841 | 20,639 | 32,716 | ||
| R | 10,625 | 18,083 | 29,392 | ||
| R | 13,567 | 17,067 | 31,043 | ||
| R | 9,191 | 19,093 | 28,515 | ||
| R | 9,015 | 16,200 | 25,769 | ||
| R | 9,301 | 13,188 | 25,558 | ||
| R | 8,284 | 13,146 | 27,440 | ||
| R | 8,804 | 17,364 | 26,291 | ||
| R | 8,075 | 18,704 | 26,970 | ||
| R | 9,260 | 15,801 | 26,974 | ||
| R | 11,203 | 14,771 | 26,187 | ||
| R | 6,974 | 17,365 | 24,502 | ||
| R | 8,268 | 13,628 | 24,424 | ||
| D | 12,940 | 11,026 | 24,090 | ||
| R | 9,290 | 13,606 | 23,026 | ||
| R | 8,134 | 12,227 | 20,453 | ||
| R | 7,844 | 11,462 | 19,502 | ||
| D | 7,960 | 7,804 | 16,012 | ||
| R | 7,139 | 7,689 | 15,080 | ||
| D | 8,180 | 7,890 | 16,156 | ||
| D | 8,536 | 6,484 | 15,107 | ||
| D | 7,533 | 6,015 | 13,938 | ||
| R | 4,881 | 6,788 | 11,752 | ||
| R | 4,760 | 6,606 | 11,668 | ||
| R | 5,420 | 6,585 | 12,210 | ||
| D | 3,441 | 3,287 | 6,981 | ||
| D | 3,147 | 1,321 | 6,521 | ||
| D | 3,637 | 3,306 | 7,167 | ||
| R | 3,038 | 3,510 | 6,802 | ||
| D | 3,300 | 2,375 | 5,782 | ||
| R | 3,198 | 3,264 | 6,524 | ||
| D | 3,217 | 2,297 | 5,688 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.2%
English
13.9%
American
7.9%
Irish
7.6%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.6%
Polish
0.9%
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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,901
Columbus, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Columbus, IN$79,901
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
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.3%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.4%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.9%
Other Indo-European3.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by Cummins Inc.'s global headquarters, Columbus punches above its weight economically for a city of roughly 50,000, yet its Bartholomew County core has delivered Republican presidential margins above 25 points in each of the last three cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-eight points in 1912 and a Republican high of forty-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
A population of 83,536, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,901 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Columbus, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbus, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 27.2 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,588 votes cast, 12,525 went Democratic and 22,220 went Republican.
What is Columbus, IN, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Columbus, IN, Indiana in the "Diversifying 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Columbus, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbus, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Columbus, IN, Indiana?
Columbus, IN, Indiana has a population of 83,536 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Columbus, IN, Indiana is $79,901 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Columbus, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Columbus, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.