Delaware County, Indiana

2024 results by precinct

77 precincts · 45,881 votes cast

Trump · R+16

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−15.7%	18,848	26,067	45,881
2020	R	−13.2%	20,474	26,827	48,191
2016	R	−13.5%	18,100	24,217	45,410
2012	D	+3.1%	22,654	21,251	45,074
2008	D	+15.0%	28,384	20,916	49,863
2004	R	−13.8%	20,436	27,064	47,939
2000	R	−2.8%	20,876	22,105	44,147
1996	D	+5.0%	20,385	18,126	44,863
1992	R	−1.8%	19,556	20,473	50,721
1988	R	−14.1%	20,548	27,348	48,112
1984	R	−20.5%	19,791	30,092	50,171
1980	R	−14.1%	20,923	28,342	52,647
1976	R	−2.4%	25,151	26,417	52,087
1972	R	−28.7%	17,936	32,468	50,567
1968	R	−8.1%	19,532	23,554	49,523
1964	D	+17.4%	28,469	20,022	48,678
1960	R	−5.8%	23,266	26,167	49,610
1956	R	−8.7%	20,818	24,792	45,827
1952	R	−12.7%	18,733	24,272	43,590
1948	D	+4.2%	17,060	15,662	33,525
1944	D	+3.9%	18,780	17,340	36,575
1940	D	+8.3%	20,836	17,616	38,691
1936	D	+14.4%	19,048	14,207	33,527
1932	R	−5.3%	14,346	16,012	31,245
1928	R	−38.1%	8,532	19,102	27,770
1924	R	−28.2%	7,830	14,411	23,340
1920	R	−27.1%	8,329	14,845	24,030
1916	R	−7.1%	5,946	6,919	13,771
1912	D	+18.7%	4,313	2,018	12,278
1908	R	−9.4%	5,725	7,014	13,676
1904	R	−36.1%	3,673	8,522	13,450
1900	R	−27.2%	4,647	8,301	13,430
1896	R	−26.2%	4,253	7,340	11,784
1892	R	−24.6%	2,862	4,908	8,307
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

4.2%

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: 35.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

4.6%

65–74

5.4%

5.8%

55–64

6.2%

5.3%

45–54

5.6%

5.2%

35–44

5.3%

6.1%

25–34

5.8%

8.9%

18–24

10.1%

6.9%

5–17

6.6%

2.5%

2.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$58,127

Delaware County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Delaware County$58,127

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

19.6%

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

9.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

6.1%

Methodist

5.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

4.5%

Baptist

3.4%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Delaware County anchors Muncie, once a classic Rust Belt Democratic stronghold studied in the famous 'Middletown' sociological surveys. The county has trended Republican over recent decades, reflecting broader realignment among non-college white voters in mid-sized Midwestern cities.

The Democratic margin in Delaware County has rarely exceeded nineteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-eight points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by sixteen points.

Delaware County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 85% non-Hispanic-white share, a 20% poverty rate, and a median household income of $58,127 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jo Daviess County and Houston County.

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