Indiana — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana: state. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+33 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+19MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 6,851,0732024 5-year
Median household income: $71,9572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 77.1%2024 5-year
Black: 9.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Indiana

TrumpR+19

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	58.4%	1,720,347
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	39.5%	1,163,603
OtherAll other candidates	2.1%	60,386

D+60

R+60

92 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+1.2%
1896	−2.9%
1900	−3.8%
1904	−13.8%
1908	−1.5%
1912	+20.0%
1916	−0.9%
1920	−14.6%
1924	−16.6%
1928	−20.1%
1932	+11.7%
1936	+14.7%
1940	−1.4%
1944	−5.7%
1948	−0.8%
1952	−17.1%
1956	−20.2%
1960	−10.4%
1964	+12.4%
1968	−12.3%
1972	−32.8%
1976	−7.6%
1980	−18.4%
1984	−24.0%
1988	−20.2%
1992	−6.1%
1996	−5.6%
2000	−15.6%
2004	−20.7%
2008	+1.0%
2012	−10.2%
2016	−19.0%
2020	−16.1%
2024	−18.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−18.9%	1,163,603	1,720,347	2,944,336
2020	R	−16.1%	1,242,053	1,729,516	3,032,420
2016	R	−19.0%	1,031,959	1,556,514	2,758,446
2012	R	−10.2%	1,154,275	1,422,872	2,633,143
2008	D	+1.0%	1,374,039	1,345,648	2,751,044
2004	R	−20.7%	969,011	1,479,438	2,468,002
2000	R	−15.6%	901,980	1,245,836	2,199,305
1996	R	−5.6%	887,424	1,006,693	2,135,842
1992	R	−6.1%	848,420	989,375	2,305,871
1988	R	−20.2%	860,643	1,297,763	2,168,621
1984	R	−24.0%	841,481	1,377,230	2,233,069
1980	R	−18.4%	844,197	1,255,656	2,242,033
1976	R	−7.6%	1,014,714	1,183,958	2,220,362
1972	R	−32.8%	708,568	1,405,154	2,125,529
1968	R	−12.3%	806,659	1,067,885	2,123,597
1964	D	+12.4%	1,170,848	911,118	2,091,606
1960	R	−10.4%	952,358	1,175,120	2,135,360
1956	R	−20.2%	783,908	1,182,811	1,974,607
1952	R	−17.1%	801,530	1,136,259	1,955,325
1948	R	−0.8%	807,831	821,079	1,656,212
1944	R	−5.7%	781,403	875,891	1,672,091
1940	R	−1.4%	874,063	899,466	1,782,747
1936	D	+14.7%	934,974	691,570	1,650,897
1932	D	+11.7%	862,054	677,184	1,576,897
1928	R	−20.1%	562,691	848,290	1,421,314
1924	R	−16.6%	492,245	703,042	1,272,390
1920	R	−14.6%	511,364	696,370	1,262,974
1916	R	−0.9%	334,263	341,004	718,986
1912	D	+20.0%	281,889	151,267	654,695
1908	R	−1.5%	338,262	348,993	721,117
1904	R	−13.8%	274,356	368,589	682,496
1900	R	−3.8%	309,584	334,863	662,894
1896	R	−2.9%	305,583	323,751	637,126
1892	D	+1.2%	261,762	255,115	551,685
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	38.8%	58.6%	2,829,897
2022	R	37.9%	58.6%	1,859,851
2018	R	44.8%	50.7%	2,282,565
2016	R	42.4%	52.1%	2,732,546
2012	D	50.0%	44.3%	2,560,102
2010	R	40.0%	54.6%	1,744,481
2006	R	0.0%	87.4%	1,341,111
2004	D	61.6%	37.2%	2,428,233
2000	R	31.9%	66.6%	2,145,209
1998	D	63.7%	34.8%	1,588,617
1994	R	30.5%	67.4%	1,543,568
1992	R	40.7%	57.3%	2,211,426
1990	R	46.4%	53.6%	1,502,687
1988	R	31.9%	68.1%	2,099,303
1986	R	38.5%	60.6%	1,545,563
1982	R	45.6%	53.8%	1,817,287
1980	R	46.2%	53.8%	2,198,376
1976	R	40.2%	59.0%	2,161,187

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

19.5%

English

11.3%

Irish

10.1%

American

6.9%

Polish

2.5%

Italian

2.4%

Scottish

1.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.1%

75–84

2.7%

4.8%

65–74

5.3%

6.2%

55–64

6.4%

6.0%

45–54

5.9%

6.4%

35–44

6.3%

6.6%

25–34

6.5%

4.9%

18–24

4.7%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

3.1%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,957

Indiana ranks near the middle of US counties.

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.1%

Working age (18–64)11.3%

Seniors (65+)9.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.6%

speak English only

Spanish5.5%

Other Indo-European2.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

11.8%

Baptist

5.0%

Mainline Protestant

4.3%

Methodist

3.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.1%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty points in 1912 and a Republican high of thirty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.

A population of 6,851,073, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,957 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Indiana voted Republican by 18.9 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,944,336 votes cast, 1,163,603 went Democratic and 1,720,347 went Republican.

What is Indiana's political typology?

Akashic places Indiana in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.

When did Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Indiana voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Indiana?

Indiana has a population of 6,851,073 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Indiana?

Median household income in Indiana is $71,957 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Lake County, IN	R +34,647
Hamilton County, IN	D +27,867
Marion County, IN	D +10,186

Indiana delivered R+19 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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