Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 207,1322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,5612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
TrumpR+32
Constituent county margins for Elkhart-Goshen, 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 | 65.1% | 45,652 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 32.9% | 23,082 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 1,359 |
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 | −4.3% |
| 1896 | −10.2% |
| 1900 | −11.1% |
| 1904 | −21.3% |
| 1908 | −4.2% |
| 1912 | +26.8% |
| 1916 | −1.0% |
| 1920 | −31.9% |
| 1924 | −41.2% |
| 1928 | −50.1% |
| 1932 | +3.6% |
| 1936 | −1.4% |
| 1940 | −18.1% |
| 1944 | −22.4% |
| 1948 | −15.8% |
| 1952 | −34.8% |
| 1956 | −38.7% |
| 1960 | −26.4% |
| 1964 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | −24.3% |
| 1972 | −41.8% |
| 1976 | −21.4% |
| 1980 | −31.0% |
| 1984 | −44.5% |
| 1988 | −40.6% |
| 1992 | −25.4% |
| 1996 | −23.9% |
| 2000 | −37.4% |
| 2004 | −40.7% |
| 2008 | −11.2% |
| 2012 | −26.4% |
| 2016 | −32.0% |
| 2020 | −28.0% |
| 2024 | −32.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 23,082 | 45,652 | 70,093 | ||
| R | 26,108 | 46,972 | 74,387 | ||
| R | 20,667 | 41,810 | 66,109 | ||
| R | 24,399 | 42,378 | 68,029 | ||
| R | 31,398 | 39,396 | 71,458 | ||
| R | 17,966 | 42,967 | 61,380 | ||
| R | 16,402 | 36,756 | 54,482 | ||
| R | 16,598 | 28,770 | 50,850 | ||
| R | 14,660 | 27,920 | 52,184 | ||
| R | 14,236 | 33,793 | 48,200 | ||
| R | 13,240 | 34,621 | 48,097 | ||
| R | 14,883 | 30,081 | 48,994 | ||
| R | 17,581 | 27,291 | 45,429 | ||
| R | 12,659 | 31,009 | 43,941 | ||
| R | 14,222 | 24,484 | 42,289 | ||
| D | 21,679 | 19,870 | 41,914 | ||
| R | 16,264 | 28,056 | 44,693 | ||
| R | 12,363 | 28,088 | 40,677 | ||
| R | 12,002 | 25,277 | 38,108 | ||
| R | 13,703 | 18,999 | 33,517 | ||
| R | 12,991 | 20,659 | 34,208 | ||
| R | 13,620 | 19,735 | 33,716 | ||
| R | 14,473 | 14,896 | 30,371 | ||
| D | 14,885 | 13,826 | 29,566 | ||
| R | 6,900 | 20,876 | 27,924 | ||
| R | 4,729 | 13,096 | 20,304 | ||
| R | 5,770 | 12,297 | 20,461 | ||
| R | 5,723 | 5,850 | 12,941 | ||
| O | 4,300 | 1,199 | 11,553 | ||
| R | 5,697 | 6,245 | 12,959 | ||
| R | 4,023 | 6,548 | 11,837 | ||
| R | 4,950 | 6,270 | 11,862 | ||
| R | 4,986 | 6,150 | 11,371 | ||
| R | 3,530 | 3,873 | 7,925 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.5%
English
8.9%
American
6.8%
Irish
6.1%
Polish
1.7%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.5%
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: 35.6 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
$68,561
Elkhart-Goshen, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$68,561
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
12.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.0%
speak English only
Spanish15.1%
Other Indo-European7.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Elkhart County produces roughly 80% of North American recreational vehicles, making its manufacturing employment figures a closely watched leading indicator of consumer confidence and working-class voter sentiment across northern Indiana.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-seven points in 1912 and a Republican high of fifty points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 207,132, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,561 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 32.2 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,093 votes cast, 23,082 went Democratic and 45,652 went Republican.
What is Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Elkhart-Goshen, 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 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana?
Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana has a population of 207,132 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana is $68,561 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Elkhart-Goshen, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.