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1876–2024
Henry County, Indiana
Henry County·Indiana

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

One of Indiana's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Henry County, Indiana · Publichall · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+48
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
48,970
2024 ACS
Most similar
Jennings County
IN · similarity 1.00
41 precincts · 20,660 votes cast
Trump · R+48
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−47.6%
5,20815,03320,660
2020R
−45.2%
5,54415,04321,030
2016R
−43.2%
5,12413,89520,290
2012R
−17.0%
7,61310,83819,007
2008R
−3.9%
10,05910,89621,319
2004R
−29.1%
7,17613,13720,504
2000R
−14.6%
7,64710,32118,315
1996R
−4.7%
7,6678,53718,691
1992R
−9.6%
6,7948,72019,989
1988R
−18.3%
7,77911,28019,116
1984R
−25.5%
7,06411,92619,062
1980R
−24.1%
7,62612,72421,196
1976R
−6.8%
10,13711,62021,848
1972R
−44.2%
5,61014,53820,208
1968R
−16.2%
8,04511,62622,097
1964D
+9.6%
12,37410,18422,697
1960R
−17.5%
9,62913,75223,530
1956R
−23.4%
8,50213,75022,418
1952R
−25.4%
8,37814,18422,882
1948R
−10.1%
8,52310,48719,421
1944R
−11.8%
8,29710,58319,296
1940R
−6.8%
9,62311,05120,858
1936D
+5.5%
10,1729,09919,420
1932R
−1.0%
8,2558,43017,319
1928R
−38.8%
4,55410,50215,324
1924R
−23.7%
5,3768,80014,461
1920R
−19.0%
5,8248,74215,328
1916R
−9.4%
3,5604,3868,771
1912D
+2.7%
2,6872,4797,717
1908R
−14.6%
3,1974,3587,978
1904R
−26.1%
2,4824,3917,319
1900R
−18.1%
2,7544,0477,135
1896R
−14.4%
2,9804,0017,090
1892R
−24.2%
1,8713,3366,061
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
1.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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.
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
10.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.9%
Baptist
4.7%
Mainline Protestant
3.0%
Methodist
2.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Henry County delivered a 47.7-point Republican margin in the 2024 presidential race, placing it among Indiana's most one-sided counties. Its economy centers on manufacturing and agriculture across the flat farmland east of Indianapolis.

The Republican margin in Henry County reached its widest at forty-eight points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-eight points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Henry County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,150, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 48,970 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 Jennings County and Jay County.