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St. Joseph County, IN


Metropolitan Statistical Area: South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
Designated Market Area: South Bend-Elkhart, IN-MI
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2024 population: 273,744   ( 836 from 2020)
Land area: 457.8 square miles
Population density: 598.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:188,380 68.82% 2.9%
Black:36,66513.39% 1.4%
Indian:7960.29% 3.9%
Asian:8,2673.02% 12.7%
2+ races:8,7983.21% 10.1%
Hispanic:30,83811.27% 16.4%
Total non-White:85,36431.18% 8.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:13,594 12.5
Deaths:12,91611.8
Net Migration: -4,157-3.8
Net Immigration: 4,2153.9
Change in White population:-5,710 -2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:6,546 2.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for St. Joseph County, IN

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +421 R +5,102 R + 4.5%
D -4,681
2024 vs. 2016 R +1,564 D +1,399 D + 1.3%
D +2,963
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,143 D +6,501 D + 5.7%
D +7,644
2024 vs. 2012 R +1,007 R +2,252 R + 2.1%
D -1,245
2016 vs. 2008 R +3,511 R +19,969 R + 17.0%
D -16,458
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 53% Kamala Harris (D) 55,215 49.8% Donald Trump (R) 53,585 48.4% 2,024 [+] 1.8% 110,824 -10 -1 3.78%
2020 55% Joe Biden (D) 59,896 52.0% Donald Trump* (R) 53,164 46.1% 2,178 [+] 1.9% 115,238 -11 -1 3.79%
2016 54% Hillary Clinton (D) 52,252 46.7% Donald Trump (R) 52,021 46.5% 7,569 [+] 6.8% 111,842 -10 1 4.06%
2012 55% Barack Obama* (D) 56,460 50.9% Mitt Romney (R) 52,578 47.4% 1,971 [+] 1.8% 111,009 -7 0 4.22%
2008 59% Barack Obama (D) 68,710 57.9% John McCain (R) 48,510 40.9% 1,519 [+] 1.3% 118,739 -8 -5 4.31%
2004 55% George W. Bush* (R) 55,254 50.9% John Kerry (D) 52,637 48.5% 728 [+] 0.7% 108,619 -9 0 4.40%
2000 49% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 47,703 48.9% George W. Bush (R) 47,581 48.8% 2,190 [+] 2.2% 97,474 -8 1 4.43%
1996 48% Bill Clinton* (D) 45,704 49.0% Robert Dole (R) 38,281 41.1% 9,203 [+] 9.9% 93,188 -6 0 4.36%
1992 56% Bill Clinton (D) 46,203 44.2% George Bush* (R) 38,934 37.3% 19,328 [+] 18.5% 104,465 -6 0 4.53%
1988 54% George Bush (R) 49,481 50.6% Michael Dukakis (D) 48,056 49.1% 327 [+] 0.3% 97,864 -9 -3 4.51%
1984 57% Ronald Reagan* (R) 54,404 53.1% Walter Mondale (D) 47,513 46.4% 576 0.6% 102,493 -9 -6 4.59%
1980 59% Ronald Reagan (R) 50,607 49.1% Jimmy Carter* (D) 44,218 42.9% 8,289 [+] 8.0% 103,114 -7 -2 4.60%
1976 60% Gerald Ford* (R) 50,358 50.2% Jimmy Carter (D) 49,156 49.0% 810 [+] 0.8% 100,324 -3 2 4.52%
1972 64% Richard Nixon* (R) 64,808 60.5% George McGovern (D) 41,629 38.9% 602 [+] 0.6% 107,039 -6 0 5.04%
1968 71% Hubert Humphrey (D) 47,414 44.4% Richard Nixon (R) 47,114 44.1% 12,336 [+] 11.5% 106,864 -6 1 5.03%
1964 72% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 65,844 61.9% Barry Goldwater (R) 39,872 37.5% 630 0.6% 106,346 -6 -1 5.08%
1960 80% John Kennedy (D) 63,553 54.1% Richard Nixon (R) 53,621 45.6% 325 0.3% 117,499 -9 -4 5.50%
1956 75% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 57,827 51.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 54,152 48.1% 493 0.4% 112,472 -8 -6 5.70%
1952 76% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 53,537 49.7% Adlai Stevenson (D) 53,269 49.5% 826 0.8% 107,632 -8 -5 5.51%
1948 69% Harry Truman* (D) 49,866 54.9% Thomas Dewey (R) 39,593 43.6% 1,387 [+] 1.5% 90,846 -6 -2 5.49%
1944 73% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 47,149 53.8% Thomas Dewey (R) 39,875 45.5% 565 0.6% 87,589 -7 0 5.24%
1940 76% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 45,620 55.5% Wendell Willkie (R) 36,164 44.0% 374 0.5% 82,158 -6 -1 4.61%
1936 69% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 43,131 61.3% Alf Landon (R) 25,807 36.7% 1,401 [+] 2.0% 70,339 -5 0 4.26%
1932 67% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 38,026 55.5% Herbert Hoover* (R) 28,198 41.1% 2,339 [+] 3.4% 68,563 -2 2 4.35%
1928 69% Herbert Hoover (R) 36,844 57.6% Al Smith (D) 26,846 41.9% 316 [+] 0.5% 64,006 -2 -1 4.50%
1924 52% Calvin Coolidge (R) 23,682 57.6% John Davis (D) 15,056 36.6% 2,344 [+] 5.7% 41,082 2 4 3.23%
1920 49% Warren Harding (R) 17,675 56.5% James Cox (D) 12,355 39.5% 1,275 [+] 4.1% 31,305 1 -4 2.48%
1916 32% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 9,709 52.5% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 7,961 43.0% 835 [+] 4.5% 18,505 -4 -3 2.57%
1912 29% Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,391 34.6% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 5,240 33.6% 4,970 [+] 31.9% 15,601 -3 -3 2.38%
1908 45% William Taft (R) 11,222 53.9% William J. Bryan (D) 8,562 41.1% 1,029 [+] 4.9% 20,813 6 2 2.89%
1904 45% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 11,166 62.5% Alton Parker (D) 5,967 33.4% 721 [+] 4.0% 17,854 9 6 2.62%
1900 45% William McKinley* (R) 8,127 53.1% William J. Bryan (D) 6,948 45.4% 230 [+] 1.5% 15,305 3 2 2.31%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for St. Joseph County, IN

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 53% Jim Banks (R) 54,590 49.6% Valerie McCray (D) 53,253 48.4% 2,223 [+] 2.0% 110,066 -9 3.89%
2024 G 53% Jennifer McCormick (D) 54,911 49.8% Mike Braun (R) 52,056 47.2% 3,376 [+] 3.1% 110,343 -7 3.83%
2022 S3 34% Todd Young (R) 37,276 52.0% Thomas McDermott (D) 33,013 46.1% 1,382 [+] 1.9% 71,671 -7 3.85%
2020 G 55% Eric Holcomb* (R) 60,696 52.9% Woody Myers (D) 48,610 42.4% 5,387 [+] 4.7% 114,693 -4 3.80%
2018 S1 45% Joe Donnelly* (D) 53,758 57.6% Mike Braun (R) 36,456 39.1% 3,074 [+] 3.3% 93,288 -12 4.09%
2016 S3 54% Evan Bayh (D) 56,749 51.2% Todd Young (R) 47,353 42.7% 6,782 [+] 6.1% 110,884 -9 4.06%
2016 G 54% John Gregg (D) 57,835 52.5% Eric Holcomb (R) 48,839 44.4% 3,421 [+] 3.1% 110,095 -7 4.05%
2012 S1 54% Joe Donnelly (D) 65,689 59.7% Richard Mourdock (R) 40,418 36.7% 4,008 [+] 3.6% 110,115 -8 4.30%
2012 G 54% John Gregg (D) 59,411 54.3% Mike Pence (R) 47,182 43.1% 2,898 [+] 2.6% 109,491 -6 4.24%
2010 S3 39% Dan Coats (R) 39,111 49.3% Brad Ellsworth (D) 37,563 47.3% 2,668 [+] 3.4% 79,342 -5 4.55%
2008 G 59% Jill Long (D) 59,259 50.5% Mitch Daniels* (R) 56,176 47.8% 1,978 [+] 1.7% 117,413 -10 4.34%
2006 S1 30% Richard Lugar* (R) 52,437 88.8% Steven Osborn (Libertarian) 6,587 11.2% 0 0.0% 59,024 1 4.40%
2004 S3 54% Evan Bayh* (D) 75,340 70.0% Marvin Scott (R) 31,372 29.2% 886 [+] 0.8% 107,598 -8 4.43%
2004 G 55% Joe Kernan* (D) 58,327 53.7% Mitch Daniels (R) 49,198 45.3% 1,001 [+] 0.9% 108,526 -8 4.43%
2000 S1 48% Richard Lugar* (R) 59,818 63.6% David Johnson (D) 33,378 35.5% 927 [+] 1.0% 94,123 -3 4.39%
2000 G 49% Frank O'Bannon* (D) 60,608 63.1% David McIntosh (R) 34,699 36.1% 681 [+] 0.7% 95,988 -6 4.40%
1998 S3 35% Evan Bayh (D) 47,214 68.3% Paul Helmke (R) 21,229 30.7% 667 [+] 1.0% 69,110 -4 4.35%
1996 G 47% Frank O'Bannon (D) 52,968 58.1% Steve Goldsmith (R) 37,319 40.9% 953 [+] 1.0% 91,240 -6 4.32%
1994 S1 31% Richard Lugar* (R) 36,309 61.3% Jim Jontz (D) 21,993 37.1% 939 [+] 1.6% 59,241 -6 3.84%
1992 S3 52% Dan Coats* (R) 53,260 54.3% Joseph Hogsett (D) 43,785 44.7% 995 [+] 1.0% 98,040 -3 4.43%
1992 G 53% Evan Bayh* (D) 69,742 70.3% Linley Pearson (R) 29,164 29.4% 306 [+] 0.3% 99,212 -8 4.45%
1990 S3 37% Baron Hill (D) 35,560 52.3% Dan Coats (R) 32,406 47.7% 12 [+] 0.0% 67,978 -6 4.52%
1988 S1 51% Richard Lugar* (R) 59,314 63.2% Jack Wickes (D) 34,520 36.8% 0 0.0% 93,834 -5 4.47%
1988 G 53% Evan Bayh (D) 56,515 58.9% John Mutz (R) 39,484 41.1% 0 0.0% 95,999 -6 4.48%
1986 S3 38% Dan Quayle* (R) 35,572 52.3% Jill Long (D) 31,940 47.0% 458 [+] 0.7% 67,970 -8 4.40%
1984 G 56% Wayne Townsend (D) 55,138 54.8% Robert Orr* (R) 44,940 44.7% 460 [+] 0.5% 100,538 -7 4.57%
1982 S1 45% Floyd Fithian (D) 39,575 49.8% Richard Lugar* (R) 39,554 49.8% 334 [+] 0.4% 79,463 -4 4.37%
1980 S3 58% Birch Bayh* (D) 52,298 51.6% Dan Quayle (R) 49,076 48.4% 0 0.0% 101,374 -5 4.61%
1980 G 57% Robert Orr (R) 53,572 53.6% John Hillenbrand (D) 46,080 46.1% 263 [+] 0.3% 99,915 -4 4.59%
1976 S1 59% Richard Lugar (R) 58,518 59.8% Vance Hartke* (D) 38,878 39.7% 438 [+] 0.4% 97,834 1 4.51%
1976 G 59% Otis Bowen* (R) 62,836 63.8% Larry Conrad (D) 35,347 35.9% 330 [+] 0.3% 98,513 7 4.53%
1974 S3 48% Birch Bayh* (D) 45,216 56.1% Richard Lugar (R) 34,389 42.7% 954 [+] 1.2% 80,559 -4 4.60%
1972 G 64% Otis Bowen (R) 58,968 55.3% Matthew Welsh (D) 47,276 44.3% 463 [+] 0.4% 106,707 -2 5.03%
1970 S1 57% Vance Hartke* (D) 53,113 60.5% Richard Roudebush (R) 34,689 39.5% 0 0.0% 87,802 -10 5.05%
1968 S3 69% Birch Bayh* (D) 59,114 57.4% William Ruckelshaus (R) 43,798 42.5% 161 [+] 0.2% 103,073 -6 5.02%
1968 G 68% Robert Rock (D) 53,771 52.3% Edgar Whitcomb (R) 48,948 47.6% 121 [+] 0.1% 102,840 -5 5.02%
1964 S1 71% Vance Hartke* (D) 62,782 59.6% Russell Bontrager (R) 42,133 40.0% 476 [+] 0.5% 105,391 -5 5.07%
1964 G 71% Roger Branigin (D) 61,753 58.5% Richard Ristine (R) 43,451 41.1% 433 [+] 0.4% 105,637 -2 5.10%
1962 S3 65% Birch Bayh (D) 53,351 55.9% Homer Capehart* (R) 42,114 44.1% 0 0.0% 95,465 -6 5.30%
1960 G 79% Matthew Welsh (D) 67,409 58.1% Crawford Parker (R) 48,250 41.6% 334 [+] 0.3% 115,993 -8 5.45%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for St. Joseph County, IN

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 IN02Rudy Yakym* (R) 54,489 50.0% Lori Camp (D) 52,015 47.7% 2,433 2.2% 108,937
County Total for 2024-11-05:   108,937
2022-11-08 IN02Rudy Yakym (R) 36,869 51.5% Paul Steury (D) 32,743 45.7% 1,966 2.7% 71,578
County Total for 2022-11-08:   71,578
2020-11-03 IN02Patricia Hackett (D) 58,882 51.4% Jackie Walorski* (R) 55,705 48.6% 0 0.0% 114,587
County Total for 2020-11-03:   114,587
2018-11-06 IN02Mel Hall (D) 53,289 57.3% Jackie Walorski* (R) 39,649 42.7% 6 0.0% 92,944
County Total for 2018-11-06:   92,944
2016-11-08 IN02Lynn Coleman (D) 54,495 49.3% Jackie Walorski* (R) 52,005 47.0% 4,072 3.7% 110,572
County Total for 2016-11-08:   110,572
2014-11-04 IN02Joe Bock (D) 28,802 49.3% Jackie Walorski* (R) 28,239 48.4% 1,357 2.3% 58,398
County Total for 2014-11-04:   58,398
2012-11-06 IN02Brendan Mullen (D) 63,990 58.2% Jackie Walorski (R) 42,573 38.7% 3,366 3.1% 109,929
County Total for 2012-11-06:   109,929
2010-11-02 IN02Joe Donnelly* (D) 42,707 53.3% Jackie Walorski (R) 34,212 42.7% 3,145 3.9% 80,064
County Total for 2010-11-02:   80,064
2008-11-04 IN02Joe Donnelly* (D) 83,423 71.4% Luke Puckett (R) 31,121 26.6% 2,365 2.0% 116,909
County Total for 2008-11-04:   116,909
2006-11-07 IN02Joe Donnelly (D) 46,189 58.0% Chris Chocola* (R) 33,485 42.0% 0 0.0% 79,674
County Total for 2006-11-07:   79,674
2004-11-02 IN02Joe Donnelly (D) 53,904 49.9% Chris Chocola* (R) 53,283 49.3% 942 0.9% 108,129
County Total for 2004-11-02:   108,129
2002-11-05 IN02Jill Long (D) 40,682 51.8% Chris Chocola (R) 35,943 45.8% 1,924 2.4% 78,549
County Total for 2002-11-05:   78,549
2000-11-07 IN03Tim Roemer* (D) 56,789 58.8% Chris Chocola (R) 39,155 40.5% 620 0.6% 96,564
County Total for 2000-11-07:   96,564
1998-11-03 IN03Tim Roemer* (D) 44,940 65.4% Daniel Holtz (R) 23,794 34.6% 0 0.0% 68,734
County Total for 1998-11-03:   68,734
1996-11-05 IN03Tim Roemer* (D) 57,553 63.0% Joe Zakas (R) 32,925 36.0% 909 1.0% 91,387
County Total for 1996-11-05:   91,387
1994-11-08 IN03Tim Roemer* (D) 37,363 62.7% Rich Burkett (R) 22,216 37.3% 0 0.0% 59,579
County Total for 1994-11-08:   59,579
1992-11-03 IN03Tim Roemer* (D) 64,312 63.7% Carl Baxmeyer (R) 36,609 36.3% 0 0.0% 100,921
County Total for 1992-11-03:   100,921
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for St. Joseph County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in St. Joseph County, IN were estimated to be 21% Republican and 34% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 205,991 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 205,991 100.0% n/a n/a 99%
2022 196,919 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 196,919 100.0% n/a n/a 94%
2020 197,179 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 197,179 100.0% n/a n/a 94%
2018 193,482 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 193,482 100.0% n/a n/a 93%
2016 212,720 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 212,720 100.0% n/a n/a 103%
2014 201,966 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 201,966 100.0% n/a n/a 99%
2012 204,920 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 204,920 100.0% n/a n/a 101%
2010 199,735 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 199,735 100.0% n/a n/a 99%
2008 198,291 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 198,291 100.0% n/a n/a 99%
2006 180,827 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 180,827 100.0% n/a n/a 91%
2004 175,762 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 175,762 100.0% n/a n/a 88%
2002 168,348 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 168,348 100.0% n/a n/a 85%
2000 167,603 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 167,603 100.0% n/a n/a 85%
1994 122,972 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 122,972 100.0% n/a n/a 65%
1986 130,771 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 130,771 100.0% n/a n/a 72%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.