Madison County, IN elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Madison County: 97 seats on 45 elected bodies. 61 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 48 local governments in Madison County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (15 municipal, 14 township)
29
17
School districts (school boards)
5
0
Special districts (elected boards)
13
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Madison County
131,900people
40.9median ageU.S.: 38.9
$63,037 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
13.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%
20.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$161,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
2.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
7.4%U.S.: 8.4%
49%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
19.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.4% · White 82% · Black 6.1% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 5.8% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Madison County
3.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.5%. Indiana: 3.7%.
62,787people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
65,228in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.7%
2,441
62,787
65,228
August 2026
3.6%
2,329
62,697
65,026
July 2026
3.6%
2,346
63,152
65,498
June 2026
3.7%
2,401
63,102
65,503
May 2026
3.3%
2,124
62,995
65,119
April 2026
2.8%
1,783
62,496
64,279
March 2026
3.7%
2,405
62,162
64,567
February 2026
4.1%
2,627
61,716
64,343
January 2026
3.7%
2,381
62,506
64,887
December 2025
2.7%
1,765
62,647
64,412
November 2025
3.2%
2,055
62,961
65,016
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.5%
2,317
63,165
65,482
August 2025
3.7%
2,440
63,412
65,852
July 2025
4.0%
2,652
63,663
66,315
June 2025
3.9%
2,552
63,519
66,071
May 2025
3.6%
2,378
62,939
65,317
April 2025
3.3%
2,134
63,069
65,203
March 2025
3.9%
2,548
62,430
64,978
February 2025
4.4%
2,869
62,079
64,948
January 2025
4.4%
2,893
62,330
65,223
December 2024
3.6%
2,322
62,368
64,690
November 2024
3.8%
2,492
62,455
64,947
October 2024
3.7%
2,414
62,487
64,901
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.7%
2,418
62,929
65,347
2024
4.1%
2,611
61,807
64,418
2023
3.6%
2,248
60,864
63,112
2022
3.3%
2,049
59,920
61,969
2021
4.4%
2,668
58,361
61,029
2020
7.9%
4,758
55,738
60,496
2019
3.6%
2,184
59,064
61,248
2018
3.7%
2,291
58,891
61,182
2017
3.8%
2,328
58,529
60,857
2016
4.8%
2,945
58,460
61,405
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Indiana's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Madison County
200.7 per 100,0002025. Indiana: 254.4.
909.6 per 100,0002025. Indiana: 1,052.2.
0murders2025, 267 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
267
200.7
1,210
909.6
2024
282
214.4
1,468
1,116.2
2017
313
247.2
3,167
2,501.4
2016
303
239.3
3,054
2,412.3
By police agency (5)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Madison County Sheriff's Office
2025
39
115
57,117
Anderson Police Department
2025
218
1,038
56,112
Elwood Police Department
2025
5
34
8,517
Pendleton Police Department
2025
1
9
6,047
Alexandria Police Department
2025
4
14
5,228
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Indiana · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.47 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 133,021 people.
195sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
90civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (5), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Anderson Police Department
104
18
56,112
Madison County Sheriff's Office
43
70
57,117
Elwood Police Department
19
1
8,517
Pendleton Police Department
15
1
6,047
Alexandria Police Department
14
0
5,228
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
195
1.47
90
5
2024
192
1.46
91
5
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Madison County County Assessor?
Larry D Davis (Republican) is the County Assessor of Madison County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Madison County County Auditor?
Todd Culp (Republican) is the County Auditor of Madison County, Indiana.
Who is the Madison County Clerk of the Circuit Court?
Linda S Smith (Republican) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Madison County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Madison County County Coroner?
Adam Matson (Republican) is the County Coroner of Madison County, Indiana.
Who is the Madison County Prosecuting Attorney?
Rodney Cummings (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Madison County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Madison County County Recorder?
Angela (Angie) Abel (Republican) is the County Recorder of Madison County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Madison County Sheriff?
John L Beeman (Republican) is the Sheriff of Madison County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Madison County County Surveyor?
Ken Kocinski (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Madison County, Indiana.
Who is the Madison County County Treasurer?
Dan Girt (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Madison County, Indiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Madison County commissioners?
Olivia Pratt (District 1); Rick Gardner (District 2); John M Richwine (District 3); Bethany Keller (County Council Member, District 1); Diana Likens (County Council Member, District 2); Jodi L Norrick (County Council Member, District 3); Rob Steele (County Council Member, District 4); Scott Green (County Council Member, At-large); Jonathan Culp (County Council Member, At-large); Kristi A Grabowski (County Council Member, At-large).
What is the population of Madison County?
About 131,900 people, with a median age of 40.9; the median household income is $63,037 and 13.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Madison County?
3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,441 people unemployed in a labor force of 65,228, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Madison County?
48 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 15 municipal, 14 township, 5 school district and 13 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Madison County?
34: Adams Township, Adams Township, Alexandria, Alexandria, Anderson, Anderson, Anderson Township, Anderson Township, Boone Township, Boone Township, Duck Creek Township, Duck Creek Township, Elwood, Elwood, Fall Creek Township, Fall Creek Township, Green Township, Green Township, Jackson Township, Jackson Township, Lafayette Township, Lafayette Township, Monroe Township, Monroe Township, Pipe Creek Township, Pipe Creek Township, Richland Township, Richland Township, Stony Creek Township, Stony Creek Township, Union Township, Union Township, Van Buren Township, Van Buren Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Indiana Election Division's certified results of each seat's last election (the 2022 and 2024 generals and the 2023 municipal election, on enr.indianavoters.in.gov); county vacancies are filled by party caucus, so officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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