Elections in Indiana |
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Elections in Indiana are held to fill various local, state and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time.
In a 2020 study, Indiana was ranked as the 10th hardest state for citizens to vote in. [1]
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November 4:
Year | Republican / Whig | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,729,863 | 56.91% | 1,242,505 | 40.87% | 67,413 | 2.22% |
2016 | 1,557,286 | 56.42% | 1,033,126 | 37.43% | 169,963 | 6.16% |
2012 | 1,422,872 | 54.04% | 1,154,275 | 43.84% | 55,996 | 2.13% |
2008 | 1,345,648 | 48.81% | 1,374,039 | 49.84% | 36,971 | 1.34% |
2004 | 1,479,438 | 59.94% | 969,011 | 39.26% | 19,553 | 0.79% |
2000 | 1,245,836 | 56.65% | 901,980 | 41.01% | 51,486 | 2.34% |
1996 | 1,006,693 | 47.13% | 887,424 | 41.55% | 241,725 | 11.32% |
1992 | 989,375 | 42.91% | 848,420 | 36.79% | 468,076 | 20.30% |
1988 | 1,297,763 | 59.84% | 860,643 | 39.69% | 10,215 | 0.47% |
1984 | 1,377,230 | 61.67% | 841,481 | 37.68% | 14,358 | 0.64% |
1980 | 1,255,656 | 56.01% | 844,197 | 37.65% | 142,180 | 6.34% |
1976 | 1,183,958 | 53.32% | 1,014,714 | 45.70% | 21,690 | 0.98% |
1972 | 1,405,154 | 66.11% | 708,568 | 33.34% | 11,807 | 0.56% |
1968 | 1,067,885 | 50.29% | 806,659 | 37.99% | 249,053 | 11.73% |
1964 | 911,118 | 43.56% | 1,170,848 | 55.98% | 9,640 | 0.46% |
1960 | 1,175,120 | 55.03% | 952,358 | 44.60% | 7,882 | 0.37% |
1956 | 1,182,811 | 59.90% | 783,908 | 39.70% | 7,888 | 0.40% |
1952 | 1,136,259 | 58.11% | 801,530 | 40.99% | 17,536 | 0.90% |
1948 | 821,079 | 49.58% | 807,833 | 48.78% | 27,302 | 1.65% |
1944 | 875,891 | 52.38% | 781,403 | 46.73% | 14,797 | 0.88% |
1940 | 899,466 | 50.45% | 874,063 | 49.03% | 9,218 | 0.52% |
1936 | 691,570 | 41.89% | 934,974 | 56.63% | 24,353 | 1.48% |
1932 | 677,184 | 42.94% | 862,054 | 54.67% | 37,689 | 2.39% |
1928 | 848,290 | 59.68% | 562,691 | 39.59% | 10,333 | 0.73% |
1924 | 703,042 | 55.25% | 492,245 | 38.69% | 77,103 | 6.06% |
1920 | 696,370 | 55.14% | 511,364 | 40.49% | 55,230 | 4.37% |
1916 | 341,005 | 47.44% | 334,063 | 46.47% | 43,780 | 6.09% |
1912 | 151,267 | 23.11% | 281,890 | 43.07% | 221,317 | 33.82% |
1908 | 348,993 | 48.40% | 338,262 | 46.91% | 33,871 | 4.70% |
1904 | 368,289 | 53.99% | 274,345 | 40.22% | 39,551 | 5.80% |
1900 | 336,063 | 50.60% | 309,584 | 46.62% | 18,447 | 2.78% |
1896 | 323,754 | 50.82% | 305,573 | 47.96% | 7,792 | 1.22% |
1892 | 255,615 | 46.17% | 262,740 | 47.46% | 35,258 | 6.37% |
1888 | 263,361 | 49.05% | 261,013 | 48.61% | 12,575 | 2.34% |
1884 | 238,489 | 48.15% | 245,005 | 49.46% | 11,838 | 2.39% |
1880 | 232,164 | 49.33% | 225,522 | 47.91% | 12,986 | 2.76% |
1876 | 208,011 | 47.39% | 213,526 | 48.65% | 17,374 | 3.96% |
1872 | 186,147 | 53.00% | 163,632 | 46.59% | 1,417 | 0.40% |
1868 | 176,552 | 51.39% | 166,980 | 48.61% | 0 | 0.00% |
1864 | 150,422 | 53.60% | 130,233 | 46.40% | 0 | 0.00% |
1860 | 139,033 | 51.09% | 115,509 | 42.44% | 17,601 | 6.47% |
1856 | 94,375 | 40.09% | 118,670 | 50.41% | 22,386 | 9.51% |
1852 | 80,901 | 44.17% | 95,340 | 52.05% | 6,929 | 3.78% |
1848 | 69,907 | 45.77% | 74,745 | 48.93% | 8,100 | 5.30% |
1844 | 67,867 | 48.42% | 70,181 | 50.07% | 2,106 | 1.50% |
1840 | 65,302 | 55.86% | 51,604 | 44.14% | 0 | 0.00% |
1836 | 41,281 | 55.97% | 32,478 | 44.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
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