Saturday, November 2, 2024

Hamilton County, Indiana: Keep an eye on this booming area of suburban Indianapolis on Election Day

 
Ronald Reagan won Hamilton County by 65 percentage points in 1984.

Donald Trump won Hamilton County by 6.8 percntag points in 2020.

Will the county flip from Red to Blue this year?

Wikipedia 
3rd party votes:  19.1% in 1992, 7.6% in 1996. 7.2% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 10.6% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 14,183 more votes than he did in 2016, a 16% increase.   Biden received 31,127 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 54%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 3.6 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 8.9 percentage points.  


It's the fastest-growing county in Indiana.

Source:  Wikipedia

And the most highly educated.  Not fertile ground for MAGA.

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 60.8% - Hamilton County
  • 28.2% - Indiana
  • 34.3% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 14.4% - Hamilton County
  • 17.2% - Indiana
  • 17.7% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  •   4.4% - Hamilton County
  • 12.1% - Indiana
  • 11.1% - U.S. 

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