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.

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In a 2020 study, Indiana was ranked as the 10th hardest state for citizens to vote in. [1]

Elections by year

2024
2023
2022
2020
2019
2018
2016
2015
2014
2012
2011
2010
2008

March 11:

May 6:

November 4:

Election dates

United States presidential election results for Indiana [2]
Year Republican  /  Whig Democratic Third party(ies)
No.%No.%No.%
2024 1,720,34758.43%1,163,60339.52%60,3842.05%
2020 1,729,86356.91%1,242,50540.87%67,4132.22%
2016 1,557,28656.42%1,033,12637.43%169,9636.16%
2012 1,422,87254.04%1,154,27543.84%55,9962.13%
2008 1,345,64848.81%1,374,03949.84%36,9711.34%
2004 1,479,43859.94%969,01139.26%19,5530.79%
2000 1,245,83656.65%901,98041.01%51,4862.34%
1996 1,006,69347.13%887,42441.55%241,72511.32%
1992 989,37542.91%848,42036.79%468,07620.30%
1988 1,297,76359.84%860,64339.69%10,2150.47%
1984 1,377,23061.67%841,48137.68%14,3580.64%
1980 1,255,65656.01%844,19737.65%142,1806.34%
1976 1,183,95853.32%1,014,71445.70%21,6900.98%
1972 1,405,15466.11%708,56833.34%11,8070.56%
1968 1,067,88550.29%806,65937.99%249,05311.73%
1964 911,11843.56%1,170,84855.98%9,6400.46%
1960 1,175,12055.03%952,35844.60%7,8820.37%
1956 1,182,81159.90%783,90839.70%7,8880.40%
1952 1,136,25958.11%801,53040.99%17,5360.90%
1948 821,07949.58%807,83348.78%27,3021.65%
1944 875,89152.38%781,40346.73%14,7970.88%
1940 899,46650.45%874,06349.03%9,2180.52%
1936 691,57041.89%934,97456.63%24,3531.48%
1932 677,18442.94%862,05454.67%37,6892.39%
1928 848,29059.68%562,69139.59%10,3330.73%
1924 703,04255.25%492,24538.69%77,1036.06%
1920 696,37055.14%511,36440.49%55,2304.37%
1916 341,00547.44%334,06346.47%43,7806.09%
1912 151,26723.11%281,89043.07%221,31733.82%
1908 348,99348.40%338,26246.91%33,8714.70%
1904 368,28953.99%274,34540.22%39,5515.80%
1900 336,06350.60%309,58446.62%18,4472.78%
1896 323,75450.82%305,57347.96%7,7921.22%
1892 255,61546.17%262,74047.46%35,2586.37%
1888 263,36149.05%261,01348.61%12,5752.34%
1884 238,48948.15%245,00549.46%11,8382.39%
1880 232,16449.33%225,52247.91%12,9862.76%
1876 208,01147.39%213,52648.65%17,3743.96%
1872 186,14753.00%163,63246.59%1,4170.40%
1868 176,55251.39%166,98048.61%00.00%
1864 150,42253.60%130,23346.40%00.00%
1860 139,03351.09%115,50942.44%17,6016.47%
1856 94,37540.09%118,67050.41%22,3869.51%
1852 80,90144.17%95,34052.05%6,9293.78%
1848 69,90745.77%74,74548.93%8,1005.30%
1844 67,86748.42%70,18150.07%2,1061.50%
1840 65,30255.86%51,60444.14%00.00%
1836 41,28155.97%32,47844.03%00.00%
1832 15,47232.90%31,55167.10%00.00%
1828 17,05243.38%22,25756.62%00.00%
1824 3,09519.65%7,34346.61%5,31533.74%

Except in special circumstances, all of Indiana's federal, state, and municipal elections occur on Election Day, being the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November. Except for members of the Indiana House of Representatives, all other elected state and municipal officials serve terms of four years.

The state's first elections were held on August 10, 1816. Thereafter, elections occurred on the first Monday of October, until 1852, when elections began to be held on Election Day.

See also

References

  1. J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (15 Dec 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi: 10.1089/elj.2020.0666 . S2CID   225139517.
  2. Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Indiana". US Election Atlas. Retrieved October 26, 2022.