Decatur, IN Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Decatur, IN, Indiana: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+53%. Republican peak: R+53 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+53MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Texan RightAkashic typology
Population: 36,2272024 5-year
Median household income: $65,2892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 94.2%2024 5-year
Black: 0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53 in 2024MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Decatur, IN

TrumpR+53

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	75.3%	10,528
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	22.7%	3,179
OtherAll other candidates	2.0%	279

D+60

R+60

1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+37.1%
1896	+34.4%
1900	+32.2%
1904	+19.4%
1908	+31.7%
1912	+42.5%
1916	+22.1%
1920	−6.1%
1924	+12.0%
1928	+0.3%
1932	+33.5%
1936	+27.9%
1940	−8.9%
1944	−19.2%
1948	−2.0%
1952	−23.6%
1956	−33.2%
1960	−23.1%
1964	+21.9%
1968	−9.8%
1972	−30.9%
1976	−12.1%
1980	−14.2%
1984	−33.8%
1988	−36.1%
1992	−18.6%
1996	−21.5%
2000	−38.0%
2004	−46.6%
2008	−25.7%
2012	−39.4%
2016	−51.9%
2020	−52.4%
2024	−52.5%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−52.5%	3,179	10,528	13,986
2020	R	−52.4%	3,236	10,686	14,209
2016	R	−51.9%	2,802	9,642	13,185
2012	R	−39.4%	3,806	8,937	13,032
2008	R	−25.7%	4,928	8,404	13,513
2004	R	−46.6%	3,512	9,734	13,340
2000	R	−38.0%	3,775	8,555	12,590
1996	R	−21.5%	4,247	6,960	12,637
1992	R	−18.6%	3,708	6,078	12,708
1988	R	−36.1%	3,811	8,137	11,997
1984	R	−33.8%	3,923	7,958	11,952
1980	R	−14.2%	4,673	6,368	11,978
1976	R	−12.1%	4,908	6,280	11,306
1972	R	−30.9%	3,971	7,549	11,572
1968	R	−9.8%	4,667	5,774	11,259
1964	D	+21.9%	6,637	4,230	10,973
1960	R	−23.1%	4,338	6,972	11,409
1956	R	−33.2%	3,520	7,079	10,708
1952	R	−23.6%	3,744	6,204	10,408
1948	R	−2.0%	4,640	4,832	9,645
1944	R	−19.2%	3,804	5,648	9,601
1940	R	−8.9%	4,382	5,247	9,730
1936	D	+27.9%	5,822	3,249	9,208
1932	D	+33.5%	5,892	2,910	8,913
1928	D	+0.3%	4,066	4,045	8,139
1924	D	+12.0%	4,300	3,330	8,055
1920	R	−6.1%	3,653	4,144	7,998
1916	D	+22.1%	2,875	1,796	4,876
1912	D	+42.5%	2,961	917	4,805
1908	D	+31.7%	3,404	1,726	5,289
1904	D	+19.4%	2,973	1,967	5,187
1900	D	+32.2%	3,337	1,688	5,126
1896	D	+34.4%	3,340	1,613	5,026
1892	D	+37.1%	2,906	1,247	4,467
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

27.8%

English

7.5%

Irish

6.8%

American

6.4%

French

1.5%

Italian

1.4%

Scottish

1.2%

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: 33.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

1.9%

1.8%

75–84

2.4%

4.3%

65–74

4.9%

5.6%

55–64

5.6%

5.3%

45–54

5.2%

5.3%

35–44

5.0%

6.2%

25–34

5.4%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

11.5%

5–17

10.9%

4.6%

4.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,289

Decatur, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.

Decatur, IN$65,289

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

11.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.0%

Working age (18–64)9.5%

Seniors (65+)13.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.0%

speak English only

Other Indo-European13.3%

Spanish2.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

38.2%

Mainline Protestant

14.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

9.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.4%

Baptist

7.3%

Methodist

4.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 17.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-three points in 1912 and a Republican high of fifty-three points in 2024. The 2024 margin was fifty-three points.

A population of 36,227, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,289 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Decatur, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Decatur, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 52.5 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,986 votes cast, 3,179 went Democratic and 10,528 went Republican.

What is Decatur, IN, Indiana's political typology?

Akashic places Decatur, IN, Indiana in the "Texan Right" 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did Decatur, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Decatur, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Decatur, IN, Indiana?

Decatur, IN, Indiana has a population of 36,227 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Decatur, IN, Indiana?

Median household income in Decatur, IN, Indiana is $65,289 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Decatur, IN, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Decatur, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Decatur, IN has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+53 in 2024.

Key facts

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