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1876–2024
Greencastle, IN·Indiana

Greencastle, IN has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+52 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IN
LatestR+52in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population37,2802024 ACS

Greencastle, IN, Indiana: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+52%. Republican peak: R+52 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+52MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
37,2802024 5-year
Median household income
$78,3782024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.4%2024 5-year
Black
3.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+28 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Greencastle, IN
TrumpR+52
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican74.9%12,566
Kamala HarrisDemocratic23.1%3,871
OtherAll other candidates2.0%329
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 timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −51.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−51.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+8.6%
1896+10.1%
1900+10.2%
1904+7.2%
1908+8.5%
1912+28.3%
1916+9.0%
1920+2.6%
1924−1.7%
1928−12.2%
1932+15.8%
1936+10.9%
1940+1.6%
1944−5.1%
1948−2.6%
1952−19.7%
1956−18.7%
1960−15.6%
1964+8.1%
1968−19.1%
1972−40.4%
1976−8.4%
1980−26.3%
1984−39.3%
1988−29.7%
1992−15.4%
1996−17.2%
2000−27.2%
2004−36.6%
2008−12.0%
2012−32.5%
2016−49.1%
2020−50.2%
2024−51.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−51.9%
3,87112,56616,766
R
−50.2%
3,94612,27816,597
R
−49.1%
3,35610,63714,818
R
−32.5%
4,5079,00513,829
R
−12.0%
6,3348,08614,646
R
−36.6%
4,1038,90813,136
R
−27.2%
4,1237,35211,871
R
−17.2%
3,9625,95811,616
R
−15.4%
3,4875,34112,048
R
−29.7%
3,8507,11911,021
R
−39.3%
3,3927,82011,272
R
−26.3%
3,9967,09011,748
R
−8.4%
5,1166,06311,297
R
−40.4%
3,3397,87911,243
R
−19.1%
3,6925,87311,410
D
+8.1%
6,2755,33111,630
R
−15.6%
4,7986,58311,423
R
−18.7%
4,5726,68411,280
R
−19.7%
4,4466,63211,118
R
−2.6%
4,8145,0729,963
R
−5.1%
4,8575,38610,283
D
+1.6%
6,0205,83211,901
D
+10.9%
6,1774,96111,207
D
+15.8%
6,1684,43810,968
R
−12.2%
4,1775,3519,603
R
−1.7%
4,7594,93010,032
D
+2.6%
5,4175,14010,746
D
+9.0%
2,9652,4535,668
D
+28.3%
2,9221,3545,545
D
+8.5%
3,1312,6265,926
D
+7.2%
3,0052,5865,830
D
+10.2%
3,2512,6326,049
D
+10.1%
3,2182,6225,909
D
+8.6%
2,7542,2895,405
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.5%
American
12.5%
English
11.9%
Irish
7.4%
Scottish
2.7%
Italian
2.1%
French
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: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
5.2%
65–74
5.1%
6.9%
55–64
6.4%
6.4%
45–54
5.5%
7.2%
35–44
5.1%
8.0%
25–34
5.4%
6.2%
18–24
6.2%
7.7%
5–17
6.9%
2.4%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,378
Greencastle, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greencastle, IN$78,378
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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.1%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)5.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.1%
Baptist
6.4%
Mainline Protestant
4.5%
Methodist
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Greencastle, IN sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

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

A population of 37,280, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,378 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Greencastle, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greencastle, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 51.9 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,766 votes cast, 3,871 went Democratic and 12,566 went Republican.
What is Greencastle, IN, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Greencastle, IN, Indiana in the "Farm Belt" 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 Greencastle, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greencastle, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Greencastle, IN, Indiana?
Greencastle, IN, Indiana has a population of 37,280 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greencastle, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Greencastle, IN, Indiana is $78,378 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Greencastle, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greencastle, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.