akashic
1876–2024
Pike County, Indiana
Pike County·Indiana

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

One of Indiana's most lopsided rural presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Pike County, Indiana · Nyttend · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+55
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
12,154
2024 ACS
Most similar
Greene County
IL · similarity 1.00
18 precincts · 6,013 votes cast
Trump · R+55
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−54.8%
1,3144,6106,013
2020R
−52.7%
1,4154,6926,220
2016R
−51.9%
1,2974,3985,977
2012R
−25.3%
2,1253,6275,926
2008R
−8.6%
2,7003,2216,028
2004R
−21.4%
2,4183,7456,212
2000R
−15.2%
2,6053,5666,302
1996D
+10.3%
2,7802,1745,872
1992D
+12.6%
2,9602,1566,371
1988R
−4.0%
3,0373,2946,371
1984R
−6.6%
3,2313,6896,963
1980D
+0.0%
3,3463,3436,952
1976D
+11.3%
3,9383,1387,101
1972R
−23.1%
2,6484,2526,939
1968R
−2.0%
2,9533,0876,802
1964D
+25.0%
4,5192,7037,272
1960R
−20.2%
3,0464,6067,716
1956R
−15.5%
3,3534,5968,015
1952R
−9.9%
3,4784,2537,838
1948R
−1.3%
3,5963,6967,452
1944R
−9.6%
3,5134,2677,886
1940R
−2.4%
4,4494,6729,177
1936D
+12.0%
4,9523,8858,882
1932D
+17.1%
4,5473,1937,931
1928R
−10.2%
3,4094,1907,673
1924R
−3.5%
3,6043,8857,965
1920R
−12.7%
3,0674,0697,863
1916D
+0.9%
2,2122,1724,650
1912D
+10.8%
1,9841,5154,358
1908D
+0.0%
2,3602,3594,927
1904R
−7.4%
2,2242,5965,011
1900D
+0.8%
2,4602,4204,968
1896D
+4.6%
2,5572,3324,918
1892R
−1.9%
1,9572,0384,293
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%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
6.1%
Methodist
5.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.7%
Baptist
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 77.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pike County's R+54.9 margin in 2024 places it among Indiana's most heavily one-sided counties, reflecting a broader pattern of rural southwestern Indiana consolidating sharply around Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades.

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

Pike County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,334, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,154 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 Greene County and White County.