| INDIANA | 11 Electoral Votes |
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| Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Indiana Secretary of State)
Five largest counties: Marion, Lake, Allen, Hamilton, St. Joseph. Largest cities (100,000-plus): Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, South Bend. Government
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State of Indiana Secretary of State IN Republican
State Comm. Indianapolis
Star/News  The Hoosier State |
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Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 5, 2020. First day to vote absentee in-person: Oct. 6, 2020. A lawsuit filed on July 30, 2020 by Indiana Common Cause and the Indiana NAACP challenged the noon Election Day receipt deadline for vote by mail ballots (+). |
Ballot Access: An independent or minor party candidate for president must obtain signatures of registered voters equal to 2% of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the 2018 general election for the entire state. Deadline for filing is June 30, 2020. |
Overview:
Trump/Pence
won Indiana's 11 electoral votes with a plurality of 487103 votes (16.06
percentage points), carrying 87 counties to 5 for Biden
(Lake, Marion,
Monroe, St.
Joseph and Tippecanoe). Vice President Mike
Pence visited on Oct. 22-23; on Oct. 22 he did
a Make America Great Again
rally at Fort Wayne Airport and Oct. 23 he and Second
Lady Karen Pence voted in Indianapolis. [INSOS] BALLOT [PDF] |
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Democrats 89 Delegates: 55 District, 18 At-Large, 9 PLEO and 7 Unpledged.
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Republicans
Trump 504,726 (91.9%), Weld 44,520 (8.1%)... Total 549,246. |
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| 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 |
| Bush 42.91% |
Dole 47.13% |
Bush 56.65% |
Bush 59.94% |
Obama 49.95% |
Romney 54.13% |
Trump 56.94% |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 4,852,657. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 56.4%. Total Registration: 4,829,243. Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 11, 2016. In-Person Absentee Voting Starts: Oct. 12, 2016. |
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Overview:
Trump's
selection of Gov. Mike Pence added another wrinkle
to an already busy election season featuring races
for governor and U.S. Senate. The presidential result
was similar to 2004. The Trump/Pence ticket
kept Indiana's 11 electoral votes squarely in the
Republican column, carrying 88 counties to 4 for
Clinton (Marion, Lake, St. Joseph and Monroe), and
gaining a plurality of 524,160 votes (19.17
percentage points). Pence returned to the
state quite frequently (visits).
The
Clinton
campaign
did
not
entirely neglect the state, opening an office in
Indianapolis on July 31. Clinton | Trump BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 4,759,100. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 55.1%. Total Registration: 4,555,257. |
write ins included 625 for Jill Stein and 290 for Virgil Goode. |
2012
Overview In contrast to 2008, the outcome in Indiana was never in doubt as the Romney/Ryan ticket amassed a plurality of 267,656 votes (10.20 percentage points), carrying 83 counties to nine for Obama. The nine counties included the two largest, Marion (by 79,827 votes) and Lake (by 62,466 votes), as well as Delaware, La Porte, Monroe, Perry, Porter, St. Joseph and Vigo. There were a few visits (+). The biggest story in terms of media attention was U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's controversial remark about rape in an Oct. 24 candidates debate; this put Romney, who had recently cut a TV spot for Mourdock (+), in an awkward position. Obama | (Romney) BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 4,634,261. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 59.4%. In terms of registered voters... Highest turnout county was Adams (79%). Lowest turnout county was Crawford (48%). 2,143,831 voted in person. 662,443 voted absentee (24%). Highest absentee vote county was Cass (67%). Lowest absentee vote county was Vermillion (11%). Total Registration: 4,514,804. |
62% of 4,514,804 registered. |
2008 Overview Indiana ripened into a tight battleground state, and the Obama-Biden ticket eked out a win, gaining a plurality of 28,391 votes (1.04 percentage points). McCain carried 77 counties to 15 for Obama, but Obama's pluralities of 107,674 votes in Marion County (Indianapolis) 71,559 votes Lake County (NW corner, in the Chicago metro area) combined with showings in the 45-49% range in another 22 counties and inroads in the donut counties around Indianapolis tipped the balance. General Election Details Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*:
4,504,260. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 54.8%. Absentee votes: 260,550 Total Registration: 4,296,602. |
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2004 Overview Not since LBJ in 1964 has a Democrat carried Indiana. Bush-Cheney expanded upon their 2000 showing, gaining a plurality of 510,427 votes (20.68 percentage points). Bush carried 88 of the 92 counties; Kerry won in Marion (Indianapolis), Lake (Gary; northwest corner), La Porte (also in the northwest), and Monroe (Bloomington) counties. General Election Details Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04 |
| General Election -- Tuesday,
November 7, 2000 |
| Voting Eligible Population*:
4,424,909. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 49.3%. Total Registration: 4,000,809. |
Petition candidates were required to obtain signatures of 30,716 registered voters (2% of the votes received for Sec. of State in 1998). Nader petitions contained only 15,891 valid signatures, so the Indiana Election Commission in its Aug. 24 meeting declined to place Nader on the ballot. |
2000
Overview Bush-Cheney won Indiana's 12 electoral votes with a plurality of 343,856 votes (15.65 percentage points), carrying 86 of the state's 92 counties. Gore won in Lake (Gary), La Porte and St. Joseph (South Bend) counties in the Northwest corner of the state, as well as in Perry, Scott, and Vermillion. Gov. Bush made a couple of visits to the state: on Sept. 6 he did an airport rally and a Republican Party reception in Indianapolis, and on Oct. 27, on his Michigan Bus tour, he did an airport departure in South Bend. For the Democratic ticket, Sen. Lieberman delivered a major address on faith and values at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend on Oct. 24. |
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