Daviess County, IN

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Washington, IN
Designated Market Area: Terre Haute, IN-IL
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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

Washington township (pop. 16,054) Washington city (pop. 12,076) Barr township (pop. 5,397) Madison township (pop. 3,024) Van Buren township (pop. 2,790) Bogard township (pop. 1,689) Odon town (pop. 1,447) Elmore township (pop. 1,229) Montgomery town (pop. 1,063) Steele township (pop. 867) Veale township (pop. 862) Harrison township (pop. 829) Reeve township (pop. 596) Elnora town (pop. 528) Plainville town (pop. 442) Cannelburg town (pop. 174) Alfordsville town (pop. 39)  

Tracts in Daviess County, IN

Census Tract 9543, Daviess County, Indiana     Census Tract 9544, Daviess County, Indiana     Census Tract 9545.01, Daviess County, Indiana     Census Tract 9545.02, Daviess County, Indiana     Census Tract 9546, Daviess County, Indiana     Census Tract 9547, Daviess County, Indiana     Census Tract 9548, Daviess County, Indiana     Census Tract 9549, Daviess County, Indiana        

2022 population: 33,418   ( 1,770 from 2010 , 27 from 2020)
Land area: 429.5 square miles
Population density: 77.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	29,998	89.77%	1.0%
Black:	728	2.18%	341.2%
Indian:	78	0.23%	25.8%
Asian:	150	0.45%	10.2%
2+ races:	444	1.33%	93.9%
Hispanic:	2,020	6.04%	53.7%
Total non-White:	3,420	10.23%	75.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,178	17.6
Deaths:	933	14.0
Net Migration:	-369	-5.5
Net Immigration:	133	2.0

Change in White population:	302	1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,468	4.6

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	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	9,576	80.0%	Joe Biden (D)	2,169	18.1%	226 [+]	1.9%	11,971	23	33	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 204 (1.7%);
2016	47%	Donald Trump (R)	8,545	79.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,800	16.6%	474 [+]	4.4%	10,819	23	33	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 391 (3.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 25 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	45%	Mitt Romney (R)	7,638	74.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,437	23.7%	189 [+]	1.8%	10,264	20	27	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 171 (1.7%);
2008	48%	John McCain (R)	7,098	67.1%	Barack Obama (D)	3,370	31.8%	118 [+]	1.1%	10,586	18	21	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 117 (1.1%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	49%	George W. Bush* (R)	7,936	74.9%	John Kerry (D)	2,573	24.3%	90 [+]	0.8%	10,599	15	24	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 6 (0.1%);
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	6,872	70.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,697	27.6%	192 [+]	2.0%	9,761	14	23	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 91 (0.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 49 (0.5%);
1996	48%	Robert Dole (R)	5,531	56.4%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,230	32.9%	1,054 [+]	10.7%	9,815	9	16	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 994 (10.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 58 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	53%	George Bush* (R)	5,591	53.1%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,201	30.4%	1,728 [+]	16.4%	10,520	10	16	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,695 (16.1%);
1988	53%	George Bush (R)	6,768	65.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,483	33.8%	43 [+]	0.4%	10,294	6	12	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	58%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	7,721	68.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,545	31.3%	45	0.4%	11,311	7	9	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	7,022	60.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,057	35.2%	453 [+]	3.9%	11,532	5	10	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 345 (3.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 82 (0.7%);
1976	66%	Gerald Ford* (R)	6,829	57.7%	Jimmy Carter (D)	4,952	41.8%	57 [+]	0.5%	11,838	4	10	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	68%	Richard Nixon* (R)	8,490	70.3%	George McGovern (D)	3,538	29.3%	43 [+]	0.4%	12,071	4	10	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	78%	Richard Nixon (R)	7,036	56.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,071	32.8%	1,286 [+]	10.4%	12,393	6	13	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,274 (10.3%);
1964	82%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,528	50.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	6,319	49.0%	48	0.4%	12,895	5	11	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	87%	Richard Nixon (R)	8,285	60.2%	John Kennedy (D)	5,433	39.5%	45	0.3%	13,763	5	11	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	80%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	8,608	62.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,057	36.9%	42	0.3%	13,707	3	5	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	80%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	8,328	60.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,247	38.4%	101	0.7%	13,676	3	6	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	76%	Thomas Dewey (R)	7,030	53.9%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,867	45.0%	147 [+]	1.1%	13,044	4	9	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 36 (0.3%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	77%	Thomas Dewey (R)	7,458	57.1%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,523	42.3%	71	0.5%	13,052	5	11	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	84%	Wendell Willkie (R)	7,615	54.1%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,401	45.5%	59	0.4%	14,075	4	9	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	85%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,848	50.8%	Alf Landon (R)	6,459	48.0%	163 [+]	1.2%	13,470	6	11	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 123 (0.9%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 37 (0.3%);
1932	81%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,772	52.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,838	45.3%	279 [+]	2.2%	12,889	2	6	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 168 (1.3%);
1928	80%	Herbert Hoover (R)	7,116	56.7%	Al Smith (D)	5,324	42.4%	103 [+]	0.8%	12,543	-3	-1	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 74 (0.6%);
1924	79%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	6,427	51.4%	John Davis (D)	5,558	44.5%	515 [+]	4.1%	12,500	-4	-3	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 488 (3.9%);
1920	78%	Warren Harding (R)	6,748	53.4%	James Cox (D)	5,587	44.2%	298 [+]	2.4%	12,633	-2	-7	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 201 (1.6%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 59 (0.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 36 (0.3%);
1916	42%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,191	47.6%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,143	46.8%	376 [+]	5.6%	6,710	0	1	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 210 (3.1%); James Hanly (Proh) 128 (1.9%);
1912	39%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,759	43.5%	William Taft* (R)	2,005	31.6%	1,577 [+]	24.9%	6,341	9	8	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,061 (16.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 327 (5.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 150 (2.4%);
1908	45%	William Taft (R)	3,424	48.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,253	46.0%	400 [+]	5.7%	7,077	0	-3	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 204 (2.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 134 (1.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	43%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,682	53.0%	Alton Parker (D)	2,802	40.3%	467 [+]	6.7%	6,951	-1	-3	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 169 (2.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 148 (2.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 134 (1.9%);
1900	42%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,424	48.7%	William McKinley* (R)	3,298	46.9%	305 [+]	4.3%	7,027	-4	-5	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 132 (1.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 14 (0.2%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	2,169	18.1%
Donald Trump* (R)	9,576	80.0%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	204	1.7%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	11,971
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,800	16.6%
Donald Trump (R)	8,545	79.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	391	3.6%
Jill Stein (Grn)	25	0.2%
Other	58	0.5%
TOTAL	10,819
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 33

2012 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,437	23.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	7,638	74.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	171	1.7%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	10,264
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 27

2008 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,370	31.8%
John McCain (R)	7,098	67.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	117	1.1%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,586
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 21

2004 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	7,936	74.9%
John Kerry (D)	2,573	24.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	6	0.1%
Other	84	0.8%
TOTAL	10,599
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 24

2000 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	6,872	70.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,697	27.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	49	0.5%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	91	0.9%
Other	52	0.5%
TOTAL	9,761
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 23

1996 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,230	32.9%
Robert Dole (R)	5,531	56.4%
Ross Perot (Ref)	994	10.1%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	58	0.6%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,815
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1992 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,201	30.4%
George Bush* (R)	5,591	53.1%
Ross Perot (I)	1,695	16.1%
Other	33	0.3%
TOTAL	10,520
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 16

1988 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	6,768	65.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,483	33.8%
Other	43	0.4%
TOTAL	10,294
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 12

1984 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	7,721	68.3%
Walter Mondale (D)	3,545	31.3%
Other	45	0.4%
TOTAL	11,311
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	7,022	60.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,057	35.2%
John Anderson (I)	345	3.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	82	0.7%
Other	26	0.2%
TOTAL	11,532
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 10

1976 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,952	41.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,829	57.7%
Other	57	0.5%
TOTAL	11,838
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,490	70.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,538	29.3%
Other	43	0.4%
TOTAL	12,071
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 10

1968 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	7,036	56.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,071	32.8%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,274	10.3%
Other	12	0.1%
TOTAL	12,393
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1964 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,528	50.6%
Barry Goldwater (R)	6,319	49.0%
Other	48	0.4%
TOTAL	12,895
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,433	39.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	8,285	60.2%
Other	45	0.3%
TOTAL	13,763
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11

1956 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	8,608	62.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,057	36.9%
Other	42	0.3%
TOTAL	13,707
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1952 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	8,328	60.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,247	38.4%
Other	101	0.7%
TOTAL	13,676
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6

1948 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,867	45.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	7,030	53.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	36	0.3%
Other	111	0.9%
TOTAL	13,044
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 9

1944 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,523	42.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	7,458	57.1%
Other	71	0.5%
TOTAL	13,052
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11

1940 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,401	45.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	7,615	54.1%
Other	59	0.4%
TOTAL	14,075
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,848	50.8%
Alf Landon (R)	6,459	48.0%
William Lemke (Union)	123	0.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	37	0.3%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	13,470
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1932 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,772	52.5%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,838	45.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	168	1.3%
Other	111	0.9%
TOTAL	12,889
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	7,116	56.7%
Al Smith (D)	5,324	42.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	74	0.6%
Other	29	0.2%
TOTAL	12,543
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -1

1924 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	6,427	51.4%
John Davis (D)	5,558	44.5%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	488	3.9%
Other	27	0.2%
TOTAL	12,500
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1920 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	6,748	53.4%
James Cox (D)	5,587	44.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	201	1.6%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	36	0.3%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	59	0.5%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	12,633
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -7

1916 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,143	46.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,191	47.6%
Allan Benson (Soc)	210	3.1%
James Hanly (Proh)	128	1.9%
Other	38	0.6%
TOTAL	6,710
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1912 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,759	43.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,061	16.7%
William Taft* (R)	2,005	31.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	327	5.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	150	2.4%
Other	39	0.6%
TOTAL	6,341
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1908 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	3,424	48.4%
William J. Bryan (D)	3,253	46.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	204	2.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	134	1.9%
Other	62	0.9%
TOTAL	7,077
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1904 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,682	53.0%
Alton Parker (D)	2,802	40.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	148	2.1%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	169	2.4%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	134	1.9%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	6,951
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -3

1900 President, Daviess County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	3,298	46.9%
William J. Bryan (D)	3,424	48.7%
John Woolley (Proh)	132	1.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	14	0.2%
Other	159	2.3%
TOTAL	7,027
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Daviess 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	30%	Todd Young (R)	5,754	82.4%	Thomas McDermott (D)	1,059	15.2%	174 [+]	2.5%	6,987	24	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 168 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2020	G	50%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	8,313	70.1%	Donald Rainwater (Libertarian)	2,016	17.0%	1,531 [+]	12.9%	11,860	14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Woody Myers (D) 1,531 (12.9%);
2018	S1	37%	Mike Braun (R)	6,555	75.0%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	1,901	21.8%	283 [+]	3.2%	8,739	24	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 283 (3.2%);
2016	S3	46%	Todd Young (R)	7,096	66.5%	Evan Bayh (D)	3,131	29.3%	450 [+]	4.2%	10,677	14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 450 (4.2%);
2016	G	46%	Eric Holcomb (R)	6,460	60.2%	John Gregg (D)	4,049	37.7%	217 [+]	2.0%	10,726	9	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 217 (2.0%);
2012	S1	43%	Richard Mourdock (R)	6,088	61.8%	Joe Donnelly (D)	3,295	33.5%	463 [+]	4.7%	9,846	18	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 463 (4.7%);
2012	G	44%	Mike Pence (R)	5,386	53.5%	John Gregg (D)	4,396	43.7%	281 [+]	2.8%	10,063	4	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 281 (2.8%);
2010	S3	31%	Dan Coats (R)	4,690	66.7%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	2,061	29.3%	283 [+]	4.0%	7,034	12	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 283 (4.0%);
2008	G	46%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	6,043	58.5%	Jill Long (D)	3,978	38.5%	310 [+]	3.0%	10,331	1	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 310 (3.0%);
2006	S1	31%	Richard Lugar* (R)	6,193	91.3%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	586	8.6%	1 [+]	0.0%	6,780	4	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2004	S3	48%	Evan Bayh* (D)	5,891	56.4%	Marvin Scott (R)	4,447	42.6%	107 [+]	1.0%	10,445	5	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 107 (1.0%);
2004	G	48%	Mitch Daniels (R)	6,223	59.5%	Joe Kernan* (D)	4,049	38.7%	187 [+]	1.8%	10,459	6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 183 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2000	S1	46%	Richard Lugar* (R)	7,434	77.0%	David Johnson (D)	2,117	21.9%	104 [+]	1.1%	9,655	10	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 104 (1.1%);
2000	G	46%	David McIntosh (R)	5,242	54.3%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	4,319	44.7%	94 [+]	1.0%	9,655	13	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 94 (1.0%);
1998	S3	39%	Evan Bayh (D)	5,056	62.8%	Paul Helmke (R)	2,918	36.3%	75 [+]	0.9%	8,049	1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 75 (0.9%);
1996	G	47%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	4,986	51.1%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	4,618	47.4%	144 [+]	1.5%	9,748	4	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 144 (1.5%);
1994	S1	39%	Richard Lugar* (R)	6,008	75.4%	Jim Jontz (D)	1,850	23.2%	112 [+]	1.4%	7,970	8	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 69 (0.9%); Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 43 (0.5%);
1992	S3	52%	Dan Coats* (R)	6,395	62.0%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	3,809	36.9%	109 [+]	1.1%	10,313	5	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 95 (0.9%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 14 (0.1%);
1992	G	52%	Evan Bayh* (D)	5,755	56.1%	Linley Pearson (R)	4,439	43.3%	66 [+]	0.6%	10,260	6	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 66 (0.6%);
1990	S3	43%	Dan Coats (R)	4,785	57.3%	Baron Hill (D)	3,561	42.7%	0	0.0%	8,346	4	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1988	S1	52%	Richard Lugar* (R)	7,372	72.8%	Jack Wickes (D)	2,758	27.2%	0	0.0%	10,130	5	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	52%	Evan Bayh (D)	5,235	51.0%	John Mutz (R)	5,021	49.0%	0	0.0%	10,256	2	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	48%	Dan Quayle* (R)	6,184	65.6%	Jill Long (D)	3,187	33.8%	51 [+]	0.5%	9,422	5	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Rockland Snyder (American) 34 (0.4%); Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 17 (0.2%);
1984	G	57%	Robert Orr* (R)	6,312	56.4%	Wayne Townsend (D)	4,844	43.3%	39 [+]	0.3%	11,195	4	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Rockland Snyder (American) 21 (0.2%); James Ridenour (Libertarian) 18 (0.2%);
1982	S1	52%	Richard Lugar* (R)	5,798	56.8%	Floyd Fithian (D)	4,382	42.9%	34 [+]	0.3%	10,214	3	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 34 (0.3%);
1980	S3	59%	Dan Quayle (R)	6,356	55.6%	Birch Bayh* (D)	5,077	44.4%	0	0.0%	11,433	2	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	58%	Robert Orr (R)	6,380	56.6%	John Hillenbrand (D)	4,899	43.4%	0	0.0%	11,279	-1	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 0 (0.0%);
1976	S1	65%	Richard Lugar (R)	7,090	60.7%	Vance Hartke* (D)	4,557	39.0%	30 [+]	0.3%	11,677	2	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 27 (0.2%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1976	G	64%	Otis Bowen* (R)	6,886	59.6%	Larry Conrad (D)	4,648	40.2%	20 [+]	0.2%	11,554	3	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 16 (0.1%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 4 (0.0%);
1974	S3	56%	Richard Lugar (R)	5,635	56.3%	Birch Bayh* (D)	4,220	42.1%	159 [+]	1.6%	10,014	10	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 159 (1.6%);
1972	G	68%	Otis Bowen (R)	7,283	60.6%	Matthew Welsh (D)	4,724	39.3%	21 [+]	0.2%	12,028	4	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 11 (0.1%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.0%); Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 4 (0.0%);
1970	S1	66%	Richard Roudebush (R)	5,984	56.0%	Vance Hartke* (D)	4,697	44.0%	0	0.0%	10,681	6	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	76%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	6,593	54.7%	Birch Bayh* (D)	5,450	45.2%	13 [+]	0.1%	12,056	7	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 13 (0.1%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	77%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	7,042	58.2%	Robert Rock (D)	5,033	41.6%	30 [+]	0.2%	12,105	5	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 30 (0.2%);
1964	S1	81%	Russell Bontrager (R)	6,846	53.4%	Vance Hartke* (D)	5,962	46.5%	22 [+]	0.2%	12,830	8	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 21 (0.2%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1964	G	81%	Roger Branigin (D)	6,459	50.4%	Richard Ristine (R)	6,337	49.4%	21 [+]	0.2%	12,817	6	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 18 (0.1%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1962	S3	80%	Homer Capehart* (R)	6,929	54.9%	Birch Bayh (D)	5,701	45.1%	0	0.0%	12,630	5	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	86%	Crawford Parker (R)	7,135	52.3%	Matthew Welsh (D)	6,476	47.5%	25 [+]	0.2%	13,636	3	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 21 (0.2%); Herman Kronewitter (Socialist Labor) 4 (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 Daviess County, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Daviess County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Daviess County, IN were estimated to be 47% Republican and 11% Democrat.