Frankfort, IN Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Frankfort, IN, Indiana: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+48 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+48MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population: 32,9442024 5-year
Median household income: $65,0192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.4%2024 5-year
Black: 0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 19.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+15 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 2016MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Frankfort, IN

TrumpR+48

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	73.2%	9,108
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	25.2%	3,135
OtherAll other candidates	1.7%	207

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	−3.2%
1896	+1.9%
1900	−1.0%
1904	−12.3%
1908	+0.7%
1912	+15.0%
1916	+0.3%
1920	−6.9%
1924	−10.1%
1928	−12.6%
1932	+13.7%
1936	+6.8%
1940	−5.3%
1944	−11.7%
1948	−5.1%
1952	−21.5%
1956	−21.3%
1960	−19.0%
1964	+7.7%
1968	−15.1%
1972	−39.2%
1976	−10.3%
1980	−20.8%
1984	−34.7%
1988	−31.9%
1992	−21.7%
1996	−19.1%
2000	−31.8%
2004	−43.2%
2008	−13.0%
2012	−30.7%
2016	−47.6%
2020	−46.1%
2024	−48.0%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−48.0%	3,135	9,108	12,450
2020	R	−46.1%	3,361	9,334	12,949
2016	R	−47.6%	2,819	8,531	11,991
2012	R	−30.7%	3,308	6,338	9,883
2008	R	−13.0%	5,307	6,919	12,392
2004	R	−43.2%	3,335	8,471	11,877
2000	R	−31.8%	3,643	7,141	10,991
1996	R	−19.1%	3,949	6,156	11,571
1992	R	−21.7%	3,490	6,141	12,224
1988	R	−31.9%	4,412	8,570	13,021
1984	R	−34.7%	4,329	8,969	13,363
1980	R	−20.8%	5,258	8,158	13,962
1976	R	−10.3%	6,662	8,199	14,963
1972	R	−39.2%	4,283	9,849	14,187
1968	R	−15.1%	5,714	7,929	14,707
1964	D	+7.7%	8,353	7,157	15,582
1960	R	−19.0%	6,533	9,620	16,217
1956	R	−21.3%	6,268	9,690	16,032
1952	R	−21.5%	6,469	10,057	16,724
1948	R	−5.1%	7,001	7,762	14,921
1944	R	−11.7%	6,381	8,087	14,605
1940	R	−5.3%	7,732	8,610	16,444
1936	D	+6.8%	8,340	7,265	15,730
1932	D	+13.7%	8,314	6,288	14,776
1928	R	−12.6%	5,895	7,606	13,610
1924	R	−10.1%	6,070	7,469	13,862
1920	R	−6.9%	6,721	7,739	14,717
1916	D	+0.3%	3,662	3,638	7,618
1912	D	+15.0%	3,255	2,182	7,150
1908	D	+0.7%	3,680	3,626	7,682
1904	R	−12.3%	3,112	4,053	7,633
1900	R	−1.0%	3,603	3,677	7,538
1896	D	+1.9%	3,747	3,607	7,455
1892	R	−3.2%	3,006	3,222	6,851
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

15.3%

English

9.9%

American

8.2%

Irish

7.3%

Italian

1.2%

French

1.1%

Scottish

1.0%

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: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

1.7%

75–84

2.7%

4.7%

65–74

4.9%

6.2%

55–64

6.6%

6.0%

45–54

5.5%

6.2%

35–44

5.9%

25–34

6.1%

4.5%

18–24

4.0%

10.5%

5–17

9.5%

3.2%

3.6%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,019

Frankfort, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.

Frankfort, IN$65,019

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

9.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.6%

Working age (18–64)8.8%

Seniors (65+)9.8%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.7%

speak English only

Spanish11.9%

Other Indo-European0.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.0%

Other Christian

11.5%

Methodist

5.5%

Baptist

4.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Frankfort anchors Clinton County, a compact agricultural and light-industrial area that shifted measurably toward Republicans over the past decade, recording an R+7.3 margin in 2024 after posting closer results in earlier cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifteen points in 1912 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.

A population of 32,944, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,019 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Frankfort, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Frankfort, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 48.0 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,450 votes cast, 3,135 went Democratic and 9,108 went Republican.

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

Akashic places Frankfort, IN, Indiana in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.

When did Frankfort, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Frankfort, IN, Indiana?

Frankfort, IN, Indiana has a population of 32,944 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Frankfort, IN, Indiana is $65,019 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Frankfort, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Frankfort, IN has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+48 in 2024.

Key facts

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