Blackford County, IN

Designated Market Area: Indianapolis, IN
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

Places in Blackford County, IN     [Sort places by name]

Licking township (pop. 7,702) Hartford City city (pop. 5,789) Harrison township (pop. 2,977) Montpelier city (pop. 1,470) Jackson township (pop. 851) Washington township (pop. 544) Shamrock Lakes town (pop. 343) Dunkirk city (pop. 48)  

Tracts in Blackford County, IN

Census Tract 9751, Blackford County, Indiana     Census Tract 9752, Blackford County, Indiana     Census Tract 9753, Blackford County, Indiana     Census Tract 9754, Blackford County, Indiana        

2022 population: 11,919   ( 847 from 2010 , 196 from 2020)
Land area: 165.1 square miles
Population density: 72.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,184	93.83%	9.8%
Black:	109	0.91%	127.1%
Indian:	37	0.31%	68.2%
Asian:	79	0.66%	243.5%
2+ races:	244	2.05%	69.4%
Hispanic:	266	2.23%	127.4%
Total non-White:	735	6.17%	102.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	278	11.5
Deaths:	471	19.4
Net Migration:	-15	-0.6
Net Immigration:	8	0.3

Change in White population:	-1,219	-9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	372	2.9

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,841	71.7%	Joe Biden (D)	1,376	25.7%	141 [+]	2.6%	5,358	15	25	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 132 (2.5%);
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	3,350	68.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,243	25.5%	288 [+]	5.9%	4,881	12	23	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 230 (4.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 15 (0.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,711	57.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,927	40.5%	122 [+]	2.6%	4,760	3	10	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 103 (2.2%);
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	2,690	49.4%	Barack Obama (D)	2,677	49.1%	83 [+]	1.5%	5,450	1	4	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 68 (1.2%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,447	64.1%	John Kerry (D)	1,903	35.4%	30 [+]	0.6%	5,380	4	13	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	2,699	55.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,103	43.0%	91 [+]	1.9%	4,893	-1	7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 42 (0.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 18 (0.4%);
1996	49%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,335	45.5%	Robert Dole (R)	2,070	40.4%	725 [+]	14.1%	5,130	-7	0	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 681 (13.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 44 (0.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	55%	George Bush* (R)	2,347	40.6%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,088	36.1%	1,343 [+]	23.2%	5,778	-2	3	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,319 (22.8%);
1988	53%	George Bush (R)	3,336	59.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,253	40.2%	19 [+]	0.3%	5,608	0	6	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	58%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,787	60.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,395	38.4%	48	0.8%	6,230	-1	2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	54%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,168	53.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,431	40.8%	363 [+]	6.1%	5,962	-3	2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 258 (4.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 66 (1.1%);
1976	59%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,174	51.9%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,886	47.2%	60 [+]	1.0%	6,120	-6	-1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	59%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,876	62.3%	George McGovern (D)	2,311	37.2%	32 [+]	0.5%	6,219	-4	2	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	70%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,052	46.9%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,898	44.6%	554 [+]	8.5%	6,504	-3	4	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 534 (8.2%);
1964	75%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,210	61.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,552	37.4%	67	1.0%	6,829	-6	-1	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	80%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,738	53.3%	John Kennedy (D)	3,228	46.1%	43	0.6%	7,009	-2	4	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	76%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,855	54.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,152	44.6%	64	0.9%	7,071	-5	-3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	77%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,759	53.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,144	44.5%	163	2.3%	7,066	-5	-2	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	73%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,611	54.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,840	42.8%	190 [+]	2.9%	6,641	-7	-2	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 24 (0.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,207	49.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,079	47.8%	153	2.4%	6,439	-5	2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	84%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,095	54.4%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,352	44.5%	83	1.1%	7,530	-6	0	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	85%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,217	59.0%	Alf Landon (R)	2,845	39.8%	83 [+]	1.2%	7,145	-2	3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 68 (1.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 15 (0.2%);
1932	85%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,088	57.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,890	40.5%	152 [+]	2.1%	7,130	-2	1	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 45 (0.6%);
1928	79%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,882	59.3%	Al Smith (D)	2,576	39.4%	83 [+]	1.3%	6,541	0	1	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 47 (0.7%);
1924	83%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,553	51.1%	John Davis (D)	3,094	44.5%	306 [+]	4.4%	6,953	-4	-3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 264 (3.8%);
1920	72%	Warren Harding (R)	3,145	51.8%	James Cox (D)	2,555	42.1%	373 [+]	6.1%	6,073	-3	-9	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 224 (3.7%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 129 (2.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 15 (0.2%);
1916	42%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,867	50.4%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,595	43.0%	244 [+]	6.6%	3,706	-4	-3	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 126 (3.4%); Allan Benson (Soc) 105 (2.8%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,651	45.7%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,163	32.2%	801 [+]	22.2%	3,615	-12	-12	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 399 (11.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 256 (7.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 146 (4.0%);
1908	47%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,214	52.0%	William Taft (R)	1,835	43.1%	209 [+]	4.9%	4,258	-5	-9	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 166 (3.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 42 (1.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	53%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,521	51.4%	Alton Parker (D)	2,058	41.9%	327 [+]	6.7%	4,906	-3	-5	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 260 (5.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 37 (0.8%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 22 (0.4%);
1900	47%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,191	48.8%	William McKinley* (R)	2,121	47.2%	177 [+]	3.9%	4,489	-3	-4	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 148 (3.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.1%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,376	25.7%
Donald Trump* (R)	3,841	71.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	132	2.5%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,358
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,243	25.5%
Donald Trump (R)	3,350	68.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	230	4.7%
Jill Stein (Grn)	15	0.3%
Other	43	0.9%
TOTAL	4,881
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,927	40.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,711	57.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	103	2.2%
Other	19	0.4%
TOTAL	4,760
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,677	49.1%
John McCain (R)	2,690	49.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	68	1.2%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,450
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	3,447	64.1%
John Kerry (D)	1,903	35.4%
Other	30	0.6%
TOTAL	5,380
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	2,699	55.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,103	43.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	18	0.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	42	0.9%
Other	31	0.6%
TOTAL	4,893
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 7

1996 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,335	45.5%
Robert Dole (R)	2,070	40.4%
Ross Perot (Ref)	681	13.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	44	0.9%
TOTAL	5,130
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1992 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,088	36.1%
George Bush* (R)	2,347	40.6%
Ross Perot (I)	1,319	22.8%
Other	24	0.4%
TOTAL	5,778
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,336	59.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,253	40.2%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	5,608
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 6

1984 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,787	60.8%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,395	38.4%
Other	48	0.8%
TOTAL	6,230
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,168	53.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,431	40.8%
John Anderson (I)	258	4.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	66	1.1%
Other	39	0.7%
TOTAL	5,962
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,174	51.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,886	47.2%
Other	60	1.0%
TOTAL	6,120
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,876	62.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,311	37.2%
Other	32	0.5%
TOTAL	6,219
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,052	46.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,898	44.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	534	8.2%
Other	20	0.3%
TOTAL	6,504
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1964 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,210	61.6%
Barry Goldwater (R)	2,552	37.4%
Other	67	1.0%
TOTAL	6,829
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,228	46.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,738	53.3%
Other	43	0.6%
TOTAL	7,009
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,855	54.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,152	44.6%
Other	64	0.9%
TOTAL	7,071
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,759	53.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,144	44.5%
Other	163	2.3%
TOTAL	7,066
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,611	54.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,840	42.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	24	0.4%
Other	166	2.5%
TOTAL	6,641
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -2

1944 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,207	49.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,079	47.8%
Other	153	2.4%
TOTAL	6,439
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,095	54.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,352	44.5%
Other	83	1.1%
TOTAL	7,530
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 0

1936 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,217	59.0%
Alf Landon (R)	2,845	39.8%
William Lemke (Union)	68	1.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	7,145
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3

1932 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,088	57.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,890	40.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	45	0.6%
Other	107	1.5%
TOTAL	7,130
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,882	59.3%
Al Smith (D)	2,576	39.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	47	0.7%
Other	36	0.6%
TOTAL	6,541
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1924 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,553	51.1%
John Davis (D)	3,094	44.5%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	264	3.8%
Other	42	0.6%
TOTAL	6,953
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1920 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	3,145	51.8%
James Cox (D)	2,555	42.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	224	3.7%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	15	0.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	129	2.1%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,073
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -9

1916 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,867	50.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,595	43.0%
Allan Benson (Soc)	105	2.8%
James Hanly (Proh)	126	3.4%
Other	13	0.4%
TOTAL	3,706
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1912 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,651	45.7%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,163	32.2%
William Taft* (R)	399	11.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	256	7.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	146	4.0%
TOTAL	3,615
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -12

1908 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,835	43.1%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,214	52.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	42	1.0%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	166	3.9%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,258
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -9

1904 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,521	51.4%
Alton Parker (D)	2,058	41.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	37	0.8%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	260	5.3%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	22	0.4%
Other	8	0.2%
TOTAL	4,906
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1900 President, Blackford County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,121	47.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,191	48.8%
John Woolley (Proh)	148	3.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	6	0.1%
Other	23	0.5%
TOTAL	4,489
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Blackford County, IN

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	36%	Todd Young (R)	2,500	73.7%	Thomas McDermott (D)	740	21.8%	154 [+]	4.5%	3,394	15	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 154 (4.5%);
2020	G	57%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	3,333	63.1%	Donald Rainwater (Libertarian)	1,017	19.3%	933 [+]	17.7%	5,283	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Woody Myers (D) 933 (17.7%);
2018	S1	41%	Mike Braun (R)	2,303	59.4%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	1,275	32.9%	300 [+]	7.7%	3,878	9	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 300 (7.7%);
2016	S3	50%	Todd Young (R)	2,748	57.0%	Evan Bayh (D)	1,707	35.4%	365 [+]	7.6%	4,820	5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 365 (7.6%);
2016	G	50%	Eric Holcomb (R)	2,719	56.8%	John Gregg (D)	1,857	38.8%	213 [+]	4.4%	4,789	5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 213 (4.4%);
2012	S1	48%	Joe Donnelly (D)	2,228	47.7%	Richard Mourdock (R)	2,059	44.1%	379 [+]	8.1%	4,666	0	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 379 (8.1%);
2012	G	48%	Mike Pence (R)	2,433	52.2%	John Gregg (D)	2,012	43.2%	212 [+]	4.6%	4,657	3	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 212 (4.6%);
2010	S3	39%	Dan Coats (R)	2,068	53.7%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	1,551	40.3%	230 [+]	6.0%	3,849	-1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 230 (6.0%);
2008	G	54%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	3,098	57.2%	Jill Long (D)	2,221	41.0%	97 [+]	1.8%	5,416	-1	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 97 (1.8%);
2006	S1	33%	Richard Lugar* (R)	2,902	85.7%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	483	14.3%	0	0.0%	3,385	-2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2004	S3	52%	Evan Bayh* (D)	3,694	69.1%	Marvin Scott (R)	1,609	30.1%	42 [+]	0.8%	5,345	-7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 42 (0.8%);
2004	G	52%	Mitch Daniels (R)	2,741	51.2%	Joe Kernan* (D)	2,567	47.9%	46 [+]	0.9%	5,354	-2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 46 (0.9%);
2000	S1	46%	Richard Lugar* (R)	3,245	66.9%	David Johnson (D)	1,539	31.7%	69 [+]	1.4%	4,853	0	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 69 (1.4%);
2000	G	46%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	2,885	59.3%	David McIntosh (R)	1,891	38.9%	90 [+]	1.8%	4,866	-3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 90 (1.8%);
1998	S3	41%	Evan Bayh (D)	2,916	67.4%	Paul Helmke (R)	1,348	31.2%	60 [+]	1.4%	4,324	-4	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 60 (1.4%);
1996	G	48%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	2,716	53.4%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	2,270	44.6%	98 [+]	1.9%	5,084	-2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 98 (1.9%);
1994	S1	41%	Richard Lugar* (R)	2,833	64.9%	Jim Jontz (D)	1,452	33.3%	78 [+]	1.8%	4,363	-2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 46 (1.1%); Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 32 (0.7%);
1992	S3	54%	Dan Coats* (R)	3,253	57.2%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	2,342	41.2%	90 [+]	1.6%	5,685	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 77 (1.4%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 13 (0.2%);
1992	G	54%	Evan Bayh* (D)	3,770	66.7%	Linley Pearson (R)	1,807	32.0%	74 [+]	1.3%	5,651	-5	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 74 (1.3%);
1990	S3	42%	Dan Coats (R)	2,307	52.1%	Baron Hill (D)	2,120	47.9%	0	0.0%	4,427	-1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1988	S1	53%	Richard Lugar* (R)	3,769	67.8%	Jack Wickes (D)	1,794	32.2%	0	0.0%	5,563	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	53%	Evan Bayh (D)	3,208	57.4%	John Mutz (R)	2,384	42.6%	0	0.0%	5,592	-4	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	46%	Dan Quayle* (R)	2,991	60.4%	Jill Long (D)	1,908	38.6%	49 [+]	1.0%	4,948	0	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Rockland Snyder (American) 34 (0.7%); Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 15 (0.3%);
1984	G	58%	Wayne Townsend (D)	3,265	52.6%	Robert Orr* (R)	2,900	46.7%	44 [+]	0.7%	6,209	-5	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Rockland Snyder (American) 25 (0.4%); James Ridenour (Libertarian) 19 (0.3%);
1982	S1	50%	Richard Lugar* (R)	2,847	52.3%	Floyd Fithian (D)	2,554	46.9%	42 [+]	0.8%	5,443	-2	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 42 (0.8%);
1980	S3	54%	Dan Quayle (R)	3,053	51.9%	Birch Bayh* (D)	2,827	48.1%	0	0.0%	5,880	-2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	53%	Robert Orr (R)	3,481	59.9%	John Hillenbrand (D)	2,310	39.7%	21 [+]	0.4%	5,812	2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 21 (0.4%);
1976	S1	58%	Richard Lugar (R)	3,420	56.8%	Vance Hartke* (D)	2,560	42.5%	45 [+]	0.7%	6,025	-2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 41 (0.7%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 4 (0.1%);
1976	G	58%	Otis Bowen* (R)	3,212	53.3%	Larry Conrad (D)	2,794	46.3%	24 [+]	0.4%	6,030	-4	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 21 (0.3%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1974	S3	47%	Birch Bayh* (D)	2,741	56.2%	Richard Lugar (R)	2,036	41.7%	104 [+]	2.1%	4,881	-5	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 104 (2.1%);
1972	G	60%	Otis Bowen (R)	3,234	51.6%	Matthew Welsh (D)	2,981	47.6%	48 [+]	0.8%	6,263	-5	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 37 (0.6%); Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 8 (0.1%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1970	S1	53%	Vance Hartke* (D)	2,733	52.7%	Richard Roudebush (R)	2,450	47.3%	0	0.0%	5,183	-3	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	68%	Birch Bayh* (D)	3,684	58.1%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	2,651	41.8%	5 [+]	0.1%	6,340	-6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 5 (0.1%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	68%	Robert Rock (D)	3,385	53.3%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	2,960	46.6%	2 [+]	0.0%	6,347	-6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 2 (0.0%);
1964	S1	74%	Vance Hartke* (D)	3,971	59.0%	Russell Bontrager (R)	2,714	40.3%	43 [+]	0.6%	6,728	-5	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 40 (0.6%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1964	G	74%	Roger Branigin (D)	4,085	60.4%	Richard Ristine (R)	2,628	38.9%	46 [+]	0.7%	6,759	-5	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 46 (0.7%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1962	S3	64%	Birch Bayh (D)	3,050	53.4%	Homer Capehart* (R)	2,658	46.6%	0	0.0%	5,708	-3	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	79%	Matthew Welsh (D)	3,611	51.9%	Crawford Parker (R)	3,326	47.8%	25 [+]	0.4%	6,962	-2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 23 (0.3%); Herman Kronewitter (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Blackford County, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Blackford County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Blackford County, IN were estimated to be 38% Republican and 19% Democrat.