Presidential elections · 2000–2024
DeKalb County, IN — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, DeKalb County, Indiana voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+47.1 — 5,064 Democratic to 14,377 Republican of 19,792 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.1 points toward Democrats. That makes it 28.1 points more Republican than Indiana overall (R+19.0).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in DeKalb County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,064 | 14,377 | 351 | 25.6% | 72.6% | R+47.1 |
| 2020 | 4,966 | 14,237 | 425 | 25.3% | 72.5% | R+47.2 |
| 2016 | 3,942 | 12,054 | 906 | 23.3% | 71.3% | R+48.0 |
| 2012 | 5,419 | 10,587 | 322 | 33.2% | 64.8% | R+31.7 |
| 2008 | 7,175 | 9,780 | 194 | 41.8% | 57.0% | R+15.2 |
| 2004 | 4,810 | 10,468 | 125 | 31.2% | 68.0% | R+36.7 |
| 2000 | 4,776 | 8,701 | 308 | 34.6% | 63.1% | R+28.5 |
DeKalb County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried DeKalb County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried DeKalb County, Indiana in 2024 by R+47.1, with 19,792 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did DeKalb County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
DeKalb County shifted 0.1 points toward Democrats between 2020 (R+47.2) and 2024 (R+47.1).
Is DeKalb County more Democratic or Republican than Indiana overall?+
In 2024, DeKalb County went R+47.1 while Indiana overall went R+19.0 — 28.1 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.