Fayette County, IN

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Connersville, IN
Designated Market Area: Indianapolis, IN
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Connersville city (pop. 13,395) Connersville township (pop. 11,968) Harrison township (pop. 6,242) Jackson township (pop. 1,409) Jennings township (pop. 976) Columbia township (pop. 953) Orange township (pop. 609) Everton CDP (pop. 591) Posey township (pop. 471) Waterloo township (pop. 391) Fairview township (pop. 372) Glenwood town (pop. 125)  

Tracts in Fayette County, IN

Census Tract 9540, Fayette County, Indiana     Census Tract 9541, Fayette County, Indiana     Census Tract 9542, Fayette County, Indiana     Census Tract 9543, Fayette County, Indiana     Census Tract 9544, Fayette County, Indiana     Census Tract 9545, Fayette County, Indiana     Census Tract 9546, Fayette County, Indiana        

2022 population: 23,349   ( 928 from 2010 , 55 from 2020)
Land area: 215.0 square miles
Population density: 108.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	22,189	95.03%	5.1%
Black:	340	1.46%	6.9%
Indian:	56	0.24%	86.7%
Asian:	90	0.39%	13.9%
2+ races:	295	1.26%	34.1%
Hispanic:	379	1.62%	70.0%
Total non-White:	1,160	4.97%	31.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	545	11.6
Deaths:	890	19.0
Net Migration:	277	5.9
Net Immigration:	13	0.3

Change in White population:	-1,203	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	275	1.1

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	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	7,755	76.5%	Joe Biden (D)	2,237	22.1%	144 [+]	1.4%	10,136	20	30	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 144 (1.4%);
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	6,839	71.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,252	23.6%	439 [+]	4.6%	9,530	15	26	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 439 (4.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
2012	48%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,045	57.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,555	40.2%	237 [+]	2.7%	8,837	3	10	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 219 (2.5%);
2008	51%	John McCain (R)	4,917	51.9%	Barack Obama (D)	4,389	46.3%	173 [+]	1.8%	9,479	3	6	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 151 (1.6%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	50%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,761	60.8%	John Kerry (D)	3,626	38.3%	81 [+]	0.9%	9,468	1	10	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	45%	George W. Bush (R)	5,060	58.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,415	39.5%	172 [+]	2.0%	8,647	2	11	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 98 (1.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 31 (0.4%);
1996	47%	Robert Dole (R)	4,091	44.9%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,822	41.9%	1,207 [+]	13.2%	9,120	-2	4	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,137 (12.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 69 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	56%	George Bush* (R)	4,376	40.9%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,969	37.1%	2,365 [+]	22.1%	10,710	-2	3	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 2,299 (21.5%);
1988	53%	George Bush (R)	5,949	58.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	4,118	40.7%	41 [+]	0.4%	10,108	-1	5	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	7,142	62.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	4,122	36.3%	82	0.7%	11,346	1	4	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	55%	Ronald Reagan (R)	6,004	55.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,304	40.1%	424 [+]	4.0%	10,732	0	5	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 293 (2.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 73 (0.7%);
1976	64%	Gerald Ford* (R)	5,704	50.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,519	48.9%	65 [+]	0.6%	11,288	-3	3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	63%	Richard Nixon* (R)	7,273	67.2%	George McGovern (D)	3,519	32.5%	37 [+]	0.3%	10,829	1	6	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	75%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,286	46.9%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,549	40.4%	1,431 [+]	12.7%	11,266	-3	4	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,413 (12.5%);
1964	78%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,713	58.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	4,637	40.7%	43	0.4%	11,393	-3	2	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	85%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,729	56.0%	John Kennedy (D)	5,246	43.6%	48	0.4%	12,023	1	6	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	79%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,673	56.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,156	43.5%	33	0.3%	11,862	-4	-1	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	83%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	7,000	57.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,178	42.2%	92	0.7%	12,270	-1	2	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	80%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,876	51.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,399	47.6%	63 [+]	0.6%	11,338	-2	3	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 18 (0.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	83%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,603	51.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,299	48.4%	36	0.3%	10,938	-1	5	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	91%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,567	49.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,542	49.7%	38	0.3%	11,147	-1	5	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	94%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,756	52.7%	Alf Landon (R)	5,067	46.4%	99 [+]	0.9%	10,922	5	10	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 75 (0.7%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 21 (0.2%);
1932	88%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,148	50.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,867	47.9%	139 [+]	1.4%	10,154	5	8	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 86 (0.8%);
1928	85%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,874	62.6%	Al Smith (D)	3,455	36.8%	50 [+]	0.5%	9,379	3	4	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 18 (0.2%);
1924	80%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,284	62.2%	John Davis (D)	2,940	34.6%	277 [+]	3.3%	8,501	7	8	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 244 (2.9%);
1920	87%	Warren Harding (R)	4,742	54.3%	James Cox (D)	3,768	43.1%	228 [+]	2.6%	8,738	-1	-6	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 108 (1.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 70 (0.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 48 (0.5%);
1916	50%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,360	51.5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,074	45.3%	148 [+]	3.2%	4,582	4	5	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 64 (1.4%); Allan Benson (Soc) 58 (1.3%);
1912	47%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,455	36.2%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,214	30.2%	1,350 [+]	33.6%	4,019	3	2	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,030 (25.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 231 (5.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 68 (1.7%);
1908	55%	William Taft (R)	2,394	55.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,700	39.6%	199 [+]	4.6%	4,293	7	4	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 114 (2.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 81 (1.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 2 (0.0%);
1904	55%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,414	58.0%	Alton Parker (D)	1,487	35.7%	260 [+]	6.2%	4,161	4	2	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 141 (3.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 107 (2.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 3 (0.1%);
1900	55%	William McKinley* (R)	2,320	58.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,600	40.1%	68 [+]	1.7%	3,988	8	7	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 65 (1.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	2,237	22.1%
Donald Trump* (R)	7,755	76.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	144	1.4%
TOTAL	10,136
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	2,252	23.6%
Donald Trump (R)	6,839	71.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	439	4.6%
TOTAL	9,530
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,555	40.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,045	57.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	219	2.5%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	8,837
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	4,389	46.3%
John McCain (R)	4,917	51.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	151	1.6%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	9,479
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	5,761	60.8%
John Kerry (D)	3,626	38.3%
Other	81	0.9%
TOTAL	9,468
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	5,060	58.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,415	39.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	31	0.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	98	1.1%
Other	43	0.5%
TOTAL	8,647
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1996 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,822	41.9%
Robert Dole (R)	4,091	44.9%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,137	12.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	69	0.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,120
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 4

1992 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,969	37.1%
George Bush* (R)	4,376	40.9%
Ross Perot (I)	2,299	21.5%
Other	66	0.6%
TOTAL	10,710
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,949	58.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,118	40.7%
Other	41	0.4%
TOTAL	10,108
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 5

1984 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	7,142	62.9%
Walter Mondale (D)	4,122	36.3%
Other	82	0.7%
TOTAL	11,346
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,004	55.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,304	40.1%
John Anderson (I)	293	2.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	73	0.7%
Other	58	0.5%
TOTAL	10,732
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,519	48.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,704	50.5%
Other	65	0.6%
TOTAL	11,288
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,273	67.2%
George McGovern (D)	3,519	32.5%
Other	37	0.3%
TOTAL	10,829
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6

1968 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,286	46.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,549	40.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,413	12.5%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	11,266
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1964 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,713	58.9%
Barry Goldwater (R)	4,637	40.7%
Other	43	0.4%
TOTAL	11,393
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,246	43.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,729	56.0%
Other	48	0.4%
TOTAL	12,023
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,673	56.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,156	43.5%
Other	33	0.3%
TOTAL	11,862
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -1

1952 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	7,000	57.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,178	42.2%
Other	92	0.7%
TOTAL	12,270
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,876	51.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,399	47.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	18	0.2%
Other	45	0.4%
TOTAL	11,338
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3

1944 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,299	48.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,603	51.2%
Other	36	0.3%
TOTAL	10,938
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 5

1940 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,542	49.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,567	49.9%
Other	38	0.3%
TOTAL	11,147
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 5

1936 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,756	52.7%
Alf Landon (R)	5,067	46.4%
William Lemke (Union)	75	0.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	21	0.2%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	10,922
Turnout: 94% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,148	50.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,867	47.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	86	0.8%
Other	53	0.5%
TOTAL	10,154
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 8

1928 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,874	62.6%
Al Smith (D)	3,455	36.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	18	0.2%
Other	32	0.3%
TOTAL	9,379
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4

1924 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,284	62.2%
John Davis (D)	2,940	34.6%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	244	2.9%
Other	33	0.4%
TOTAL	8,501
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8

1920 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	4,742	54.3%
James Cox (D)	3,768	43.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	48	0.5%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	108	1.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	70	0.8%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,738
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1916 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,074	45.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,360	51.5%
Allan Benson (Soc)	58	1.3%
James Hanly (Proh)	64	1.4%
Other	26	0.6%
TOTAL	4,582
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5

1912 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,455	36.2%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,214	30.2%
William Taft* (R)	1,030	25.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	231	5.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	68	1.7%
Other	21	0.5%
TOTAL	4,019
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1908 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,394	55.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,700	39.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	81	1.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	114	2.7%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	2	0.0%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,293
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

1904 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,414	58.0%
Alton Parker (D)	1,487	35.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	107	2.6%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	141	3.4%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	3	0.1%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,161
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1900 President, Fayette County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,320	58.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,600	40.1%
John Woolley (Proh)	65	1.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	1	0.0%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,988
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fayette 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	34%	Todd Young (R)	4,720	76.6%	Thomas McDermott (D)	1,274	20.7%	170 [+]	2.8%	6,164	18	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 166 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2020	G	55%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	6,933	69.0%	Woody Myers (D)	1,707	17.0%	1,414 [+]	14.1%	10,054	12	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 1,414 (14.1%);
2018	S1	41%	Mike Braun (R)	4,704	63.0%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	2,295	30.7%	465 [+]	6.2%	7,464	12	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 465 (6.2%);
2016	S3	51%	Todd Young (R)	5,602	59.7%	Evan Bayh (D)	3,170	33.8%	609 [+]	6.5%	9,381	8	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 609 (6.5%);
2016	G	51%	Eric Holcomb (R)	5,485	59.0%	John Gregg (D)	3,369	36.2%	441 [+]	4.7%	9,295	8	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 441 (4.7%);
2012	S1	44%	Joe Donnelly (D)	3,856	47.9%	Richard Mourdock (R)	3,498	43.4%	699 [+]	8.7%	8,053	-1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 694 (8.6%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2012	G	47%	Mike Pence (R)	4,574	52.6%	John Gregg (D)	3,664	42.2%	452 [+]	5.2%	8,690	3	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 452 (5.2%);
2010	S3	34%	Dan Coats (R)	3,154	50.2%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	2,618	41.7%	511 [+]	8.1%	6,283	-4	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 511 (8.1%);
2008	G	49%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	5,373	58.3%	Jill Long (D)	3,670	39.8%	180 [+]	2.0%	9,223	0	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 180 (2.0%);
2006	S1	30%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,704	83.2%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	951	16.8%	0	0.0%	5,655	-4	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2004	S3	49%	Evan Bayh* (D)	5,961	64.0%	Marvin Scott (R)	3,212	34.5%	134 [+]	1.4%	9,307	-3	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 134 (1.4%);
2004	G	49%	Mitch Daniels (R)	4,981	53.4%	Joe Kernan* (D)	4,224	45.3%	121 [+]	1.3%	9,326	0	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 121 (1.3%);
2000	S1	44%	Richard Lugar* (R)	5,714	67.2%	David Johnson (D)	2,658	31.2%	137 [+]	1.6%	8,509	1	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 137 (1.6%);
2000	G	44%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	4,639	54.3%	David McIntosh (R)	3,783	44.3%	126 [+]	1.5%	8,548	3	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 126 (1.5%);
1998	S3	41%	Evan Bayh (D)	5,717	71.9%	Paul Helmke (R)	2,137	26.9%	99 [+]	1.2%	7,953	-8	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 99 (1.2%);
1996	G	47%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	4,496	50.0%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	4,337	48.2%	163 [+]	1.8%	8,996	1	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 163 (1.8%);
1994	S1	41%	Richard Lugar* (R)	5,218	66.7%	Jim Jontz (D)	2,497	31.9%	111 [+]	1.4%	7,826	-1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 108 (1.4%); Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 3 (0.0%);
1992	S3	52%	Dan Coats* (R)	5,334	53.5%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	4,481	45.0%	148 [+]	1.5%	9,963	-4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 132 (1.3%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 16 (0.2%);
1992	G	53%	Evan Bayh* (D)	6,257	62.1%	Linley Pearson (R)	3,778	37.5%	45 [+]	0.4%	10,080	1	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 45 (0.4%);
1990	S3	44%	Dan Coats (R)	4,285	51.2%	Baron Hill (D)	4,090	48.8%	1 [+]	0.0%	8,376	-2	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1988	S1	51%	Richard Lugar* (R)	6,218	64.1%	Jack Wickes (D)	3,483	35.9%	0	0.0%	9,701	-4	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	51%	Evan Bayh (D)	5,385	54.5%	John Mutz (R)	4,491	45.5%	0	0.0%	9,876	-1	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	41%	Dan Quayle* (R)	4,302	54.0%	Jill Long (D)	3,596	45.1%	72 [+]	0.9%	7,970	-7	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Rockland Snyder (American) 47 (0.6%); Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 25 (0.3%);
1984	G	57%	Robert Orr* (R)	5,858	53.1%	Wayne Townsend (D)	5,093	46.2%	83 [+]	0.8%	11,034	1	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Rockland Snyder (American) 45 (0.4%); James Ridenour (Libertarian) 38 (0.3%);
1982	S1	52%	Floyd Fithian (D)	5,149	51.1%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,871	48.3%	57 [+]	0.6%	10,077	-5	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 57 (0.6%);
1980	S3	56%	Dan Quayle (R)	5,948	54.6%	Birch Bayh* (D)	4,942	45.4%	0	0.0%	10,890	1	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	56%	Robert Orr (R)	5,966	55.2%	John Hillenbrand (D)	4,817	44.6%	28 [+]	0.3%	10,811	-3	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 28 (0.3%);
1976	S1	62%	Richard Lugar (R)	5,848	53.1%	Vance Hartke* (D)	5,134	46.6%	40 [+]	0.4%	11,022	-6	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 30 (0.3%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 10 (0.1%);
1976	G	63%	Otis Bowen* (R)	5,631	50.8%	Larry Conrad (D)	5,437	49.0%	24 [+]	0.2%	11,092	-6	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 14 (0.1%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 10 (0.1%);
1974	S3	51%	Birch Bayh* (D)	4,785	54.0%	Richard Lugar (R)	3,909	44.1%	163 [+]	1.8%	8,857	-2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 163 (1.8%);
1972	G	63%	Otis Bowen (R)	5,726	53.2%	Matthew Welsh (D)	4,994	46.4%	39 [+]	0.4%	10,759	-4	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 23 (0.2%); Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 11 (0.1%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.0%);
1970	S1	60%	Vance Hartke* (D)	4,745	50.5%	Richard Roudebush (R)	4,655	49.5%	0	0.0%	9,400	0	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	76%	Birch Bayh* (D)	6,099	53.7%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	5,233	46.1%	24 [+]	0.2%	11,356	-2	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 24 (0.2%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	75%	Robert Rock (D)	5,772	51.4%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	5,448	48.5%	19 [+]	0.2%	11,239	-4	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 19 (0.2%);
1964	S1	78%	Vance Hartke* (D)	6,691	58.9%	Russell Bontrager (R)	4,639	40.8%	28 [+]	0.2%	11,358	-4	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 26 (0.2%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1964	G	77%	Roger Branigin (D)	6,604	58.8%	Richard Ristine (R)	4,593	40.9%	26 [+]	0.2%	11,223	-3	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 24 (0.2%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1962	S3	72%	Birch Bayh (D)	5,269	51.1%	Homer Capehart* (R)	5,041	48.9%	0	0.0%	10,310	-1	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	85%	Matthew Welsh (D)	6,253	51.8%	Crawford Parker (R)	5,791	48.0%	27 [+]	0.2%	12,071	-1	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 25 (0.2%); 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 Fayette County, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Fayette County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Fayette County, IN were estimated to be 36% Republican and 19% Democrat.