Brown County, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
Designated Market Area: Indianapolis, IN
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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

Washington township (pop. 5,151) Hamblen township (pop. 4,459) Jackson township (pop. 3,706) Van Buren township (pop. 2,197) Nashville town (pop. 1,528) Cordry Sweetwater Lakes CDP (pop. 1,328) Helmsburg CDP (pop. 296)  

Tracts in Brown County, IN

Census Tract 9746, Brown County, Indiana     Census Tract 9747, Brown County, Indiana     Census Tract 9748, Brown County, Indiana     Census Tract 9749.01, Brown County, Indiana     Census Tract 9749.02, Brown County, Indiana        

2022 population: 15,570   ( 328 from 2010 , 95 from 2020)
Land area: 312.0 square miles
Population density: 49.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,753	94.75%	0.1%
Black:	106	0.68%	100.0%
Indian:	63	0.40%	34.0%
Asian:	86	0.55%	91.1%
2+ races:	240	1.54%	64.4%
Hispanic:	322	2.07%	80.9%
Total non-White:	817	5.25%	69.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	231	7.5
Deaths:	460	14.9
Net Migration:	323	10.4
Net Immigration:	4	0.1

Change in White population:	-8	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	336	2.2

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	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,777	64.3%	Joe Biden (D)	3,036	33.8%	168 [+]	1.9%	8,981	7	18	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 168 (1.9%);
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	5,016	63.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,518	31.7%	411 [+]	5.2%	7,945	7	17	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 375 (4.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 31 (0.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,332	56.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,060	40.1%	242 [+]	3.2%	7,634	3	10	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 204 (2.7%);
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	4,060	50.4%	Barack Obama (D)	3,854	47.8%	141 [+]	1.8%	8,055	2	5	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 129 (1.6%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,512	61.6%	John Kerry (D)	2,730	37.2%	88 [+]	1.2%	7,330	2	11	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 4 (0.1%);
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	3,871	56.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,608	38.3%	338 [+]	5.0%	6,817	0	9	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 210 (3.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 68 (1.0%);
1996	57%	Robert Dole (R)	2,988	47.4%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,413	38.2%	908 [+]	14.4%	6,309	0	7	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 802 (12.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 87 (1.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	59%	George Bush* (R)	2,633	41.6%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,029	32.1%	1,663 [+]	26.3%	6,325	-1	4	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,635 (25.8%);
1988	54%	George Bush (R)	3,348	60.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,115	38.4%	38 [+]	0.7%	5,501	1	7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,517	56.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,657	42.9%	24	0.4%	6,198	-5	-2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	60%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,884	54.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,014	38.1%	393 [+]	7.4%	5,291	-1	4	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 237 (4.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 77 (1.5%);
1976	66%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,466	50.3%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,381	48.6%	57 [+]	1.2%	4,904	-3	2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	65%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,737	65.1%	George McGovern (D)	1,443	34.3%	27 [+]	0.6%	4,207	-1	4	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	73%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,881	49.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,327	34.9%	599 [+]	15.7%	3,807	-1	6	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 587 (15.4%);
1964	75%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,135	60.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,390	39.2%	19	0.5%	3,544	-4	1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	77%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,679	51.8%	John Kennedy (D)	1,533	47.3%	32	1.0%	3,244	-3	2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	74%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,649	51.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,555	48.3%	15	0.5%	3,219	-9	-6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	72%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,517	51.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,414	47.7%	33	1.1%	2,964	-7	-4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	65%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,459	55.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,092	41.5%	78 [+]	3.0%	2,629	-8	-4	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 19 (0.7%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	64%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,352	52.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,174	45.7%	45	1.8%	2,571	-7	0	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	78%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,662	52.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,477	46.7%	21	0.7%	3,160	-4	2	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	79%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,585	55.7%	Alf Landon (R)	1,244	43.7%	15 [+]	0.5%	2,844	2	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 8 (0.3%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.2%);
1932	76%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,676	66.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	790	31.3%	61 [+]	2.4%	2,527	-12	-8	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 32 (1.3%);
1928	59%	Al Smith (D)	999	50.5%	Herbert Hoover (R)	959	48.5%	19 [+]	1.0%	1,977	-11	-10	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3 (0.2%);
1924	54%	John Davis (D)	1,229	60.0%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	756	36.9%	62 [+]	3.0%	2,047	-18	-17	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 47 (2.3%);
1920	50%	James Cox (D)	1,316	61.4%	Warren Harding (R)	788	36.8%	40 [+]	1.9%	2,144	-18	-24	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 24 (1.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 16 (0.7%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	36%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,046	65.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	506	31.7%	43 [+]	2.7%	1,595	-16	-14	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 31 (1.9%); Allan Benson (Soc) 10 (0.6%);
1912	33%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	909	58.8%	William Taft* (R)	305	19.7%	331 [+]	21.4%	1,545	-3	-3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 253 (16.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 52 (3.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 12 (0.8%);
1908	41%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,177	61.4%	William Taft (R)	663	34.6%	76 [+]	4.0%	1,916	-14	-17	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 68 (3.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 5 (0.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	40%	Alton Parker (D)	1,157	56.9%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	760	37.4%	117 [+]	5.8%	2,034	-17	-19	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 93 (4.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 13 (0.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 7 (0.3%);
1900	40%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,450	65.8%	William McKinley* (R)	707	32.1%	46 [+]	2.1%	2,203	-18	-20	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 34 (1.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	3,036	33.8%
Donald Trump* (R)	5,777	64.3%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	168	1.9%
TOTAL	8,981
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	2,518	31.7%
Donald Trump (R)	5,016	63.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	375	4.7%
Jill Stein (Grn)	31	0.4%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,945
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,060	40.1%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,332	56.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	204	2.7%
Other	38	0.5%
TOTAL	7,634
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,854	47.8%
John McCain (R)	4,060	50.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	129	1.6%
Other	12	0.1%
TOTAL	8,055
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	4,512	61.6%
John Kerry (D)	2,730	37.2%
Ralph Nader (I)	4	0.1%
Other	84	1.1%
TOTAL	7,330
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	3,871	56.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,608	38.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	210	3.1%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	68	1.0%
Other	60	0.9%
TOTAL	6,817
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

1996 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,413	38.2%
Robert Dole (R)	2,988	47.4%
Ross Perot (Ref)	802	12.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	87	1.4%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	6,309
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1992 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,029	32.1%
George Bush* (R)	2,633	41.6%
Ross Perot (I)	1,635	25.8%
Other	28	0.4%
TOTAL	6,325
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,348	60.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,115	38.4%
Other	38	0.7%
TOTAL	5,501
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1984 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,517	56.7%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,657	42.9%
Other	24	0.4%
TOTAL	6,198
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,884	54.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,014	38.1%
John Anderson (I)	237	4.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	77	1.5%
Other	79	1.5%
TOTAL	5,291
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,381	48.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,466	50.3%
Other	57	1.2%
TOTAL	4,904
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,737	65.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,443	34.3%
Other	27	0.6%
TOTAL	4,207
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,881	49.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,327	34.9%
George Wallace (AIP)	587	15.4%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	3,807
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6

1964 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,135	60.2%
Barry Goldwater (R)	1,390	39.2%
Other	19	0.5%
TOTAL	3,544
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,533	47.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,679	51.8%
Other	32	1.0%
TOTAL	3,244
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,649	51.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,555	48.3%
Other	15	0.5%
TOTAL	3,219
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -6

1952 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,517	51.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,414	47.7%
Other	33	1.1%
TOTAL	2,964
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,459	55.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,092	41.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	19	0.7%
Other	59	2.2%
TOTAL	2,629
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -4

1944 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,352	52.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,174	45.7%
Other	45	1.8%
TOTAL	2,571
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,662	52.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,477	46.7%
Other	21	0.7%
TOTAL	3,160
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 2

1936 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,585	55.7%
Alf Landon (R)	1,244	43.7%
William Lemke (Union)	8	0.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	5	0.2%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,844
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1932 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,676	66.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	790	31.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	32	1.3%
Other	29	1.1%
TOTAL	2,527
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -8

1928 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	959	48.5%
Al Smith (D)	999	50.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	3	0.2%
Other	16	0.8%
TOTAL	1,977
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -10

1924 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	756	36.9%
John Davis (D)	1,229	60.0%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	47	2.3%
Other	15	0.7%
TOTAL	2,047
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -17

1920 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	788	36.8%
James Cox (D)	1,316	61.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	16	0.7%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	24	1.1%
TOTAL	2,144
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -24

1916 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,046	65.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	506	31.7%
Allan Benson (Soc)	10	0.6%
James Hanly (Proh)	31	1.9%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,595
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -14

1912 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	909	58.8%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	253	16.4%
William Taft* (R)	305	19.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	12	0.8%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	52	3.4%
Other	14	0.9%
TOTAL	1,545
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1908 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	663	34.6%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,177	61.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	5	0.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	68	3.5%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,916
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -17

1904 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	760	37.4%
Alton Parker (D)	1,157	56.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	7	0.3%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	93	4.6%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	13	0.6%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,034
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -19

1900 President, Brown County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	707	32.1%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,450	65.8%
John Woolley (Proh)	34	1.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	1	0.0%
Other	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,203
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brown 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	49%	Todd Young (R)	3,796	59.7%	Thomas McDermott (D)	2,113	33.2%	446 [+]	7.0%	6,355	1	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 429 (6.8%); Other (Write-in) 17 (0.3%);
2020	G	70%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	4,953	55.3%	Woody Myers (D)	2,381	26.6%	1,623 [+]	18.1%	8,957	-1	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 1,623 (18.1%);
2018	S1	57%	Mike Braun (R)	4,103	57.1%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	2,768	38.5%	318 [+]	4.4%	7,189	6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 318 (4.4%);
2016	S3	64%	Todd Young (R)	4,616	57.8%	Evan Bayh (D)	2,907	36.4%	462 [+]	5.8%	7,985	6	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 462 (5.8%);
2016	G	64%	Eric Holcomb (R)	4,488	56.4%	John Gregg (D)	3,201	40.2%	272 [+]	3.4%	7,961	5	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 272 (3.4%);
2012	S1	62%	Richard Mourdock (R)	3,544	46.8%	Joe Donnelly (D)	3,476	45.9%	549 [+]	7.3%	7,569	3	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 549 (7.3%);
2012	G	63%	Mike Pence (R)	3,774	49.4%	John Gregg (D)	3,409	44.6%	456 [+]	6.0%	7,639	0	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 456 (6.0%);
2010	S3	52%	Dan Coats (R)	3,201	51.2%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	2,608	41.7%	439 [+]	7.0%	6,248	-3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 439 (7.0%);
2008	G	68%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	4,967	61.3%	Jill Long (D)	2,880	35.6%	250 [+]	3.1%	8,097	4	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 250 (3.1%);
2006	S1	42%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,181	84.9%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	743	15.1%	1 [+]	0.0%	4,925	-2	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2004	S3	62%	Evan Bayh* (D)	4,336	59.7%	Marvin Scott (R)	2,803	38.6%	125 [+]	1.7%	7,264	1	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 125 (1.7%);
2004	G	62%	Mitch Daniels (R)	4,010	55.0%	Joe Kernan* (D)	3,118	42.8%	164 [+]	2.2%	7,292	2	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 164 (2.2%);
2000	S1	59%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,609	67.8%	David Johnson (D)	1,982	29.2%	204 [+]	3.0%	6,795	1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 204 (3.0%);
2000	G	59%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	3,818	56.0%	David McIntosh (R)	2,780	40.8%	220 [+]	3.2%	6,818	-1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 218 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1998	S3	50%	Evan Bayh (D)	3,670	64.6%	Paul Helmke (R)	1,903	33.5%	107 [+]	1.9%	5,680	-1	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 107 (1.9%);
1996	G	57%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	3,193	50.5%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	2,946	46.6%	178 [+]	2.8%	6,317	0	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 177 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1994	S1	45%	Richard Lugar* (R)	3,400	69.3%	Jim Jontz (D)	1,345	27.4%	163 [+]	3.3%	4,908	2	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 94 (1.9%); Mary Barton (New Alliance) 69 (1.4%);
1992	S3	54%	Dan Coats* (R)	3,591	61.5%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	2,103	36.0%	149 [+]	2.6%	5,843	4	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 124 (2.1%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 25 (0.4%);
1992	G	56%	Evan Bayh* (D)	3,941	64.6%	Linley Pearson (R)	2,094	34.3%	62 [+]	1.0%	6,097	-3	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 62 (1.0%);
1990	S3	42%	Dan Coats (R)	2,484	55.1%	Baron Hill (D)	2,020	44.8%	4 [+]	0.1%	4,508	2	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
1988	S1	52%	Richard Lugar* (R)	3,737	69.8%	Jack Wickes (D)	1,619	30.2%	0	0.0%	5,356	2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	53%	Evan Bayh (D)	2,868	52.6%	John Mutz (R)	2,587	47.4%	0	0.0%	5,455	1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	45%	Dan Quayle* (R)	2,629	59.8%	Jill Long (D)	1,719	39.1%	49 [+]	1.1%	4,397	-1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 34 (0.8%); Rockland Snyder (American) 15 (0.3%);
1984	G	57%	Robert Orr* (R)	2,719	50.2%	Wayne Townsend (D)	2,657	49.0%	43 [+]	0.8%	5,419	-2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 28 (0.5%); Rockland Snyder (American) 15 (0.3%);
1982	S1	51%	Richard Lugar* (R)	2,534	54.3%	Floyd Fithian (D)	2,118	45.4%	16 [+]	0.3%	4,668	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 16 (0.3%);
1980	S3	60%	Dan Quayle (R)	2,818	53.5%	Birch Bayh* (D)	2,451	46.5%	0	0.0%	5,269	0	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	59%	Robert Orr (R)	2,910	56.1%	John Hillenbrand (D)	2,265	43.6%	16 [+]	0.3%	5,191	-2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 16 (0.3%);
1976	S1	65%	Richard Lugar (R)	2,735	56.8%	Vance Hartke* (D)	2,042	42.4%	39 [+]	0.8%	4,816	-2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 33 (0.7%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 6 (0.1%);
1976	G	65%	Otis Bowen* (R)	2,637	54.9%	Larry Conrad (D)	2,145	44.6%	25 [+]	0.5%	4,807	-2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 22 (0.5%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 3 (0.1%);
1974	S3	57%	Birch Bayh* (D)	2,153	54.5%	Richard Lugar (R)	1,640	41.6%	154 [+]	3.9%	3,947	-5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 154 (3.9%);
1972	G	65%	Otis Bowen (R)	2,241	53.4%	Matthew Welsh (D)	1,899	45.2%	57 [+]	1.4%	4,197	-3	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 33 (0.8%); Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 24 (0.6%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1970	S1	68%	Richard Roudebush (R)	1,899	50.2%	Vance Hartke* (D)	1,887	49.8%	0	0.0%	3,786	0	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	72%	Birch Bayh* (D)	1,928	51.3%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	1,820	48.4%	9 [+]	0.2%	3,757	0	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 9 (0.2%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	72%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	1,956	52.6%	Robert Rock (D)	1,755	47.2%	7 [+]	0.2%	3,718	0	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 7 (0.2%);
1964	S1	75%	Vance Hartke* (D)	2,084	59.4%	Russell Bontrager (R)	1,409	40.2%	16 [+]	0.5%	3,509	-5	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 15 (0.4%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1964	G	74%	Roger Branigin (D)	2,131	61.0%	Richard Ristine (R)	1,345	38.5%	19 [+]	0.5%	3,495	-5	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 18 (0.5%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1962	S3	69%	Birch Bayh (D)	1,713	55.9%	Homer Capehart* (R)	1,351	44.1%	0	0.0%	3,064	-6	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	77%	Matthew Welsh (D)	1,829	56.2%	Crawford Parker (R)	1,402	43.1%	21 [+]	0.6%	3,252	-6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 20 (0.6%); Herman Kronewitter (Socialist Labor) 1 (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 Brown County, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Brown County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Brown County, IN were estimated to be 42% Republican and 21% Democrat.