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1876–2024
Washington County, Indiana
Washington County·Indiana

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

One of Indiana's most lopsided rural counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Washington County, Indiana · Bedford · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+55
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
28,212
2024 ACS
Most similar
Harrison County
IN · similarity 1.00
19 precincts · 12,723 votes cast
Trump · R+55
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−54.8%
2,7649,73912,723
2020R
−52.1%
2,7849,11412,139
2016R
−48.9%
2,6368,20411,377
2012R
−24.4%
3,9096,53310,737
2008R
−17.3%
4,5626,51911,305
2004R
−27.9%
3,8796,91510,880
2000R
−22.4%
3,6755,8689,801
1996R
−2.7%
3,8194,0669,211
1992D
+0.5%
4,0924,04310,057
1988R
−19.3%
3,3704,9988,416
1984R
−27.1%
3,3345,8749,380
1980R
−16.9%
3,6635,2349,297
1976D
+7.4%
4,4093,7948,318
1972R
−21.1%
3,0864,7587,922
1968R
−11.9%
2,9363,8918,004
1964D
+15.7%
4,9433,5988,573
1960R
−13.9%
3,8215,0578,913
1956R
−11.6%
3,8494,8648,739
1952R
−11.5%
3,8444,8498,745
1948D
+4.8%
4,0333,6607,757
1944R
−1.2%
3,9404,0338,015
1940D
+2.9%
4,4714,2168,716
1936D
+12.7%
4,7663,6908,482
1932D
+18.2%
4,8093,3168,181
1928R
−4.3%
3,5183,8357,381
1924D
+6.2%
3,9423,4797,502
1920D
+5.7%
4,1573,7087,913
1916D
+12.4%
2,4141,8714,371
1912D
+36.3%
2,2337124,189
1908D
+12.9%
2,5731,9764,641
1904D
+5.8%
2,3642,0944,617
1900D
+11.6%
2,7232,1524,923
1896D
+8.2%
2,6132,2144,864
1892D
+11.0%
2,3221,8334,438
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
18.7%
Baptist
7.9%
Methodist
2.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington County, anchored by Salem in south-central Indiana, delivered a 54.8-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the deep red shift that has reshaped rural communities across the Ohio Valley over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Washington 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.

Washington County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,641, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 28,212 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 Harrison County and Brown County.