Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Kamala Harris holds her own in Hamilton County, Indiana

 
Donald Trump received 101,587 votes in 2020 and 102,296 votes in 2024, a 0.7% increase of 709.   

Joe Biden received 88,390 votes in 2020, and Kamala Harris received 90,366 votes in 2024, a 3% increase of 1,976.  

Sources:  Wikipedia, New York Times 
 
Note:  2024 vote tallies are preliminary.
 

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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?
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. 

Other counties to take note of on Election Day 2024:
Ada County, Idaho.  (11/3/2024)
Delaware County, Ohio.  (11/2/2024)
Collin County, Texas.  (11/2/2024 update)
Denton County, Texas.  (11/2/2024)
Tarrant County, Texas.  (11/5/2024)

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