Bartholomew County, Indiana

2024 results by precinct

64 precincts · 35,588 votes cast

Trump · R+27

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−27.2%	12,525	22,220	35,588
2020	R	−26.2%	12,934	22,410	36,235
2016	R	−33.0%	9,841	20,639	32,716
2012	R	−25.4%	10,625	18,083	29,392
2008	R	−11.3%	13,567	17,067	31,043
2004	R	−34.7%	9,191	19,093	28,515
2000	R	−27.9%	9,015	16,200	25,769
1996	R	−15.2%	9,301	13,188	25,558
1992	R	−17.7%	8,284	13,146	27,440
1988	R	−32.6%	8,804	17,364	26,291
1984	R	−39.4%	8,075	18,704	26,970
1980	R	−24.2%	9,260	15,801	26,974
1976	R	−13.6%	11,203	14,771	26,187
1972	R	−42.4%	6,974	17,365	24,502
1968	R	−21.9%	8,268	13,628	24,424
1964	D	+7.9%	12,940	11,026	24,090
1960	R	−18.7%	9,290	13,606	23,026
1956	R	−20.0%	8,134	12,227	20,453
1952	R	−18.6%	7,844	11,462	19,502
1948	D	+1.0%	7,960	7,804	16,012
1944	R	−3.6%	7,139	7,689	15,080
1940	D	+1.8%	8,180	7,890	16,156
1936	D	+13.6%	8,536	6,484	15,107
1932	D	+10.9%	7,533	6,015	13,938
1928	R	−16.2%	4,881	6,788	11,752
1924	R	−15.8%	4,760	6,606	11,668
1920	R	−9.5%	5,420	6,585	12,210
1916	D	+2.2%	3,441	3,287	6,981
1912	D	+28.0%	3,147	1,321	6,521
1908	D	+4.6%	3,637	3,306	7,167
1904	R	−6.9%	3,038	3,510	6,802
1900	D	+16.0%	3,300	2,375	5,782
1896	R	−1.0%	3,198	3,264	6,524
1892	D	+16.2%	3,217	2,297	5,688
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

American

100.0%

African American

1.4%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.3%

2.5%

75–84

2.7%

4.6%

65–74

5.0%

5.8%

55–64

6.0%

45–54

5.6%

7.1%

35–44

6.5%

7.3%

25–34

6.5%

4.4%

18–24

4.0%

9.1%

5–17

8.8%

3.2%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,901

Bartholomew County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Bartholomew County$79,901

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

23.1%

Mainline Protestant

9.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.9%

Methodist

3.5%

Baptist

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Columbus, a small city recognized internationally for its modernist architecture, Bartholomew County combines a light manufacturing base with suburban growth patterns that have produced consistent R+25-plus presidential margins over the past decade.

The Republican margin in Bartholomew County reached its widest at forty-two points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Bartholomew County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,901, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 83,536 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of King George County and Montour County.

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Bartholomew County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.