St. Joseph County, Indiana

2024 results by precinct

211 precincts · 110,824 votes cast

Harris · D+1

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+1.5%	55,215	53,585	110,824
2020	D	+5.8%	59,896	53,164	115,238
2016	D	+0.2%	52,247	52,019	111,835
2012	D	+3.5%	56,460	52,578	111,009
2008	D	+17.1%	68,710	48,510	118,389
2004	R	−2.4%	52,637	55,254	108,619
2000	D	+0.1%	47,703	47,581	97,474
1996	D	+8.0%	45,704	38,281	93,188
1992	D	+7.0%	46,203	38,934	104,465
1988	R	−1.5%	48,056	49,481	97,864
1984	R	−6.7%	47,513	54,404	102,493
1980	R	−6.2%	44,218	50,607	103,114
1976	R	−1.2%	49,156	50,358	100,324
1972	R	−21.7%	41,629	64,808	107,039
1968	D	+0.3%	47,414	47,114	106,864
1964	D	+24.4%	65,844	39,872	106,346
1960	D	+8.5%	63,553	53,621	117,499
1956	R	−3.3%	54,152	57,827	112,472
1952	R	−0.2%	53,269	53,537	107,632
1948	D	+11.3%	49,866	39,593	90,846
1944	D	+8.3%	47,149	39,875	87,589
1940	D	+11.5%	45,620	36,164	82,158
1936	D	+24.6%	43,131	25,807	70,339
1932	D	+14.3%	38,026	28,198	68,563
1928	R	−15.6%	26,846	36,844	64,006
1924	R	−21.0%	15,056	23,682	41,082
1920	R	−17.0%	12,355	17,675	31,305
1916	D	+9.4%	9,709	7,961	18,505
1912	D	+14.4%	5,391	3,146	15,601
1908	R	−12.8%	8,562	11,222	20,813
1904	R	−29.1%	5,967	11,166	17,854
1900	R	−7.7%	6,948	8,127	15,305
1896	R	−6.6%	6,247	7,138	13,521
1892	D	+7.4%	6,077	5,220	11,619
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%

Polish

1.2%

African American

10.0%

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: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.3%

2.1%

75–84

2.7%

4.8%

65–74

5.3%

5.7%

55–64

6.0%

5.5%

45–54

5.7%

6.1%

35–44

6.2%

6.6%

25–34

6.7%

5.5%

18–24

5.8%

8.7%

5–17

8.4%

3.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,868

St. Joseph County ranks near the middle of US counties.

St. Joseph County$66,868

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.2%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

17.3%

Other Christian

11.2%

Baptist

3.4%

Methodist

2.8%

Mainline Protestant

2.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to South Bend and the University of Notre Dame, St. Joseph County has trended competitive over the last decade, with its 2024 presidential margin landing within 1.5 points — unusually close for a county anchored by a major research university.

The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-five points in 1936; the Republican margin reached twenty-nine points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

St. Joseph County's demographics — a population of 273,040, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,868 — situate the county close to national averages on several dimensions. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Peoria County and Sandoval County.

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St. Joseph County delivered a near-tie in 2024.