Jay County, IN

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

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

Wayne township (pop. 7,998) Portland city (pop. 6,432) Richland township (pop. 3,994) Dunkirk city (pop. 1,744) Redkey town (pop. 1,547) Penn township (pop. 1,295) Greene township (pop. 1,234) Bearcreek township (pop. 1,184) Wabash township (pop. 876) Madison township (pop. 856) Noble township (pop. 830) Pennville town (pop. 683) Jefferson township (pop. 634) Pike township (pop. 591) Jackson township (pop. 489) Knox township (pop. 470) Bryant town (pop. 258) Salamonia town (pop. 171)  

Tracts in Jay County, IN

Census Tract 9627, Jay County, Indiana     Census Tract 9628, Jay County, Indiana     Census Tract 9629, Jay County, Indiana     Census Tract 9630, Jay County, Indiana     Census Tract 9631, Jay County, Indiana     Census Tract 9632, Jay County, Indiana     Census Tract 9633, Jay County, Indiana        

2022 population: 20,198   ( 1,055 from 2010 , 280 from 2020)
Land area: 383.9 square miles
Population density: 52.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	18,976	93.95%	6.8%
Black:	118	0.58%	103.4%
Indian:	42	0.21%	100.0%
Asian:	81	0.40%	5.2%
2+ races:	240	1.19%	58.9%
Hispanic:	741	3.67%	28.4%
Total non-White:	1,222	6.05%	36.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	662	16.2
Deaths:	577	14.1
Net Migration:	-375	-9.2
Net Immigration:	8	0.2

Change in White population:	-1,380	-6.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	325	1.5

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)	6,361	75.2%	Joe Biden (D)	1,926	22.8%	174 [+]	2.1%	8,461	18	28	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 169 (2.0%);
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	5,697	71.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,889	23.7%	400 [+]	5.0%	7,986	15	25	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 376 (4.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 21 (0.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,645	58.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,063	38.8%	193 [+]	2.4%	7,901	5	12	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 191 (2.4%);
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	4,401	52.9%	Barack Obama (D)	3,748	45.0%	174 [+]	2.1%	8,323	4	7	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 157 (1.9%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,427	65.9%	John Kerry (D)	2,740	33.3%	65 [+]	0.8%	8,232	6	15	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 4 (0.0%);
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	4,687	58.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,167	39.4%	176 [+]	2.2%	8,030	2	10	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 96 (1.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 15 (0.2%);
1996	50%	Robert Dole (R)	3,584	44.7%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,356	41.9%	1,077 [+]	13.4%	8,017	-2	4	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,022 (12.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 55 (0.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	56%	George Bush* (R)	3,609	40.8%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,208	36.3%	2,019 [+]	22.8%	8,836	-2	3	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,994 (22.6%);
1988	54%	George Bush (R)	5,363	62.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,212	37.3%	45 [+]	0.5%	8,620	2	9	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	58%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,975	64.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,174	34.5%	58	0.6%	9,207	3	6	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Ronald Reagan (R)	5,351	58.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,256	35.3%	610 [+]	6.6%	9,217	2	7	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 484 (5.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 101 (1.1%);
1976	58%	Gerald Ford* (R)	4,606	52.2%	Jimmy Carter (D)	4,124	46.8%	87 [+]	1.0%	8,817	-1	4	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	62%	Richard Nixon* (R)	6,090	64.2%	George McGovern (D)	3,349	35.3%	45 [+]	0.5%	9,484	-2	4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	78%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,460	51.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,290	40.1%	955 [+]	8.9%	10,705	1	8	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 918 (8.6%);
1964	84%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,781	59.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	4,439	39.2%	98	0.9%	11,318	-4	1	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	87%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,519	56.7%	John Kennedy (D)	4,899	42.6%	74	0.6%	11,492	2	7	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	80%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,767	59.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,571	39.9%	116	1.0%	11,454	-1	2	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	85%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	7,270	59.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,764	38.6%	297	2.4%	12,331	1	4	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	78%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,635	49.2%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,520	48.2%	287 [+]	2.5%	11,442	0	4	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 35 (0.3%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	80%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,207	53.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,166	44.4%	256	2.2%	11,629	1	7	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	91%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,554	49.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	6,478	49.3%	117	0.9%	13,149	-1	4	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	90%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,535	54.6%	Alf Landon (R)	5,233	43.7%	199 [+]	1.7%	11,967	2	7	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 178 (1.5%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 18 (0.2%);
1932	94%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,992	58.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,018	41.8%	0	0.0%	12,010	-1	2	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	86%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,998	55.3%	Al Smith (D)	4,759	43.9%	87 [+]	0.8%	10,844	-4	-3	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 9 (0.1%);
1924	82%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,753	52.8%	John Davis (D)	4,812	44.2%	325 [+]	3.0%	10,890	-2	-1	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 269 (2.5%);
1920	83%	Warren Harding (R)	6,089	53.3%	James Cox (D)	4,759	41.7%	566 [+]	5.0%	11,414	-2	-7	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 367 (3.2%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 119 (1.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 80 (0.7%);
1916	48%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,075	46.5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,070	46.4%	470 [+]	7.1%	6,615	-1	0	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 348 (5.3%); Allan Benson (Soc) 109 (1.6%);
1912	44%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,786	44.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,596	25.4%	1,908 [+]	30.3%	6,290	-3	-3	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,282 (20.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 398 (6.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 218 (3.5%);
1908	51%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,370	47.4%	William Taft (R)	3,256	45.7%	491 [+]	6.9%	7,117	-3	-6	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 426 (6.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 53 (0.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 2 (0.0%);
1904	49%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,612	51.8%	Alton Parker (D)	2,702	38.7%	661 [+]	9.5%	6,975	-2	-5	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 622 (8.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 26 (0.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 9 (0.1%);
1900	49%	William McKinley* (R)	3,518	48.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,422	47.6%	254 [+]	3.5%	7,194	-2	-3	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 234 (3.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,926	22.8%
Donald Trump* (R)	6,361	75.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	169	2.0%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,461
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,889	23.7%
Donald Trump (R)	5,697	71.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	376	4.7%
Jill Stein (Grn)	21	0.3%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,986
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,063	38.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,645	58.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	191	2.4%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,901
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,748	45.0%
John McCain (R)	4,401	52.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	157	1.9%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	8,323
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	5,427	65.9%
John Kerry (D)	2,740	33.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	4	0.0%
Other	61	0.7%
TOTAL	8,232
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	4,687	58.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,167	39.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	15	0.2%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	96	1.2%
Other	65	0.8%
TOTAL	8,030
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 10

1996 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,356	41.9%
Robert Dole (R)	3,584	44.7%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,022	12.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	55	0.7%
TOTAL	8,017
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 4

1992 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,208	36.3%
George Bush* (R)	3,609	40.8%
Ross Perot (I)	1,994	22.6%
Other	25	0.3%
TOTAL	8,836
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,363	62.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,212	37.3%
Other	45	0.5%
TOTAL	8,620
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1984 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,975	64.9%
Walter Mondale (D)	3,174	34.5%
Other	58	0.6%
TOTAL	9,207
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,351	58.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,256	35.3%
John Anderson (I)	484	5.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	101	1.1%
Other	25	0.3%
TOTAL	9,217
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,124	46.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,606	52.2%
Other	87	1.0%
TOTAL	8,817
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,090	64.2%
George McGovern (D)	3,349	35.3%
Other	45	0.5%
TOTAL	9,484
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,460	51.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,290	40.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	918	8.6%
Other	37	0.3%
TOTAL	10,705
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1964 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,781	59.9%
Barry Goldwater (R)	4,439	39.2%
Other	98	0.9%
TOTAL	11,318
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,899	42.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,519	56.7%
Other	74	0.6%
TOTAL	11,492
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,767	59.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,571	39.9%
Other	116	1.0%
TOTAL	11,454
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1952 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	7,270	59.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,764	38.6%
Other	297	2.4%
TOTAL	12,331
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,520	48.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,635	49.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	35	0.3%
Other	252	2.2%
TOTAL	11,442
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1944 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,166	44.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	6,207	53.4%
Other	256	2.2%
TOTAL	11,629
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1940 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,554	49.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,478	49.3%
Other	117	0.9%
TOTAL	13,149
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1936 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,535	54.6%
Alf Landon (R)	5,233	43.7%
William Lemke (Union)	178	1.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	18	0.2%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	11,967
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1932 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,992	58.2%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,018	41.8%
TOTAL	12,010
Turnout: 94% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,998	55.3%
Al Smith (D)	4,759	43.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	9	0.1%
Other	78	0.7%
TOTAL	10,844
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1924 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,753	52.8%
John Davis (D)	4,812	44.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	269	2.5%
Other	56	0.5%
TOTAL	10,890
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -1

1920 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	6,089	53.3%
James Cox (D)	4,759	41.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	80	0.7%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	119	1.0%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	367	3.2%
TOTAL	11,414
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -7

1916 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,070	46.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,075	46.5%
Allan Benson (Soc)	109	1.6%
James Hanly (Proh)	348	5.3%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,615
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1912 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,786	44.3%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,596	25.4%
William Taft* (R)	1,282	20.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	218	3.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	398	6.3%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	6,290
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1908 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	3,256	45.7%
William J. Bryan (D)	3,370	47.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	53	0.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	426	6.0%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	2	0.0%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,117
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -6

1904 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,612	51.8%
Alton Parker (D)	2,702	38.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	9	0.1%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	622	8.9%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	26	0.4%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,975
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1900 President, Jay County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	3,518	48.9%
William J. Bryan (D)	3,422	47.6%
John Woolley (Proh)	234	3.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	2	0.0%
Other	18	0.3%
TOTAL	7,194
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jay 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)	4,084	75.5%	Thomas McDermott (D)	1,182	21.8%	144 [+]	2.7%	5,410	17	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 143 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	G	56%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	5,227	62.2%	Donald Rainwater (Libertarian)	1,938	23.1%	1,240 [+]	14.8%	8,405	6	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Woody Myers (D) 1,240 (14.8%);
2018	S1	41%	Mike Braun (R)	3,990	63.4%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	1,933	30.7%	368 [+]	5.8%	6,291	13	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 368 (5.8%);
2016	S3	51%	Todd Young (R)	4,529	57.7%	Evan Bayh (D)	2,721	34.7%	596 [+]	7.6%	7,846	6	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 596 (7.6%);
2016	G	51%	Eric Holcomb (R)	4,603	58.9%	John Gregg (D)	2,935	37.6%	276 [+]	3.5%	7,814	8	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 276 (3.5%);
2012	S1	48%	Richard Mourdock (R)	3,533	48.0%	Joe Donnelly (D)	3,295	44.7%	540 [+]	7.3%	7,368	4	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 540 (7.3%);
2012	G	51%	Mike Pence (R)	4,326	55.1%	John Gregg (D)	3,183	40.5%	348 [+]	4.4%	7,857	6	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 348 (4.4%);
2010	S3	37%	Dan Coats (R)	3,432	59.5%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	1,986	34.4%	353 [+]	6.1%	5,771	5	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 352 (6.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2008	G	53%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	4,763	57.1%	Jill Long (D)	3,404	40.8%	180 [+]	2.2%	8,347	-1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 180 (2.2%);
2006	S1	36%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,850	85.9%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	795	14.1%	0	0.0%	5,645	-1	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2004	S3	51%	Evan Bayh* (D)	5,117	63.5%	Marvin Scott (R)	2,845	35.3%	94 [+]	1.2%	8,056	-2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 94 (1.2%);
2004	G	51%	Mitch Daniels (R)	4,537	56.2%	Joe Kernan* (D)	3,453	42.8%	80 [+]	1.0%	8,070	3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 80 (1.0%);
2000	S1	50%	Richard Lugar* (R)	5,442	68.6%	David Johnson (D)	2,349	29.6%	144 [+]	1.8%	7,935	2	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 144 (1.8%);
2000	G	50%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	4,391	54.9%	David McIntosh (R)	3,473	43.4%	140 [+]	1.7%	8,004	2	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 140 (1.7%);
1998	S3	41%	Evan Bayh (D)	4,202	64.3%	Paul Helmke (R)	2,240	34.3%	96 [+]	1.5%	6,538	-1	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 96 (1.5%);
1996	G	57%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	5,115	56.8%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	3,711	41.2%	175 [+]	1.9%	9,001	-6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 175 (1.9%);
1994	S1	44%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,815	69.0%	Jim Jontz (D)	2,033	29.1%	129 [+]	1.8%	6,977	2	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 75 (1.1%); Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 54 (0.8%);
1992	S3	54%	Dan Coats* (R)	5,195	61.3%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	3,141	37.0%	142 [+]	1.7%	8,478	4	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 114 (1.3%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 27 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1992	G	55%	Evan Bayh* (D)	5,413	62.2%	Linley Pearson (R)	3,147	36.2%	137 [+]	1.6%	8,697	-1	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 137 (1.6%);
1990	S3	46%	Dan Coats (R)	4,496	61.9%	Baron Hill (D)	2,765	38.1%	1 [+]	0.0%	7,262	8	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1988	S1	54%	Richard Lugar* (R)	6,176	71.5%	Jack Wickes (D)	2,456	28.5%	0	0.0%	8,632	3	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	55%	Evan Bayh (D)	4,701	54.4%	John Mutz (R)	3,948	45.6%	0	0.0%	8,649	-1	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	46%	Dan Quayle* (R)	4,686	64.3%	Jill Long (D)	2,551	35.0%	51 [+]	0.7%	7,288	4	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Rockland Snyder (American) 29 (0.4%); Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 22 (0.3%);
1984	G	58%	Robert Orr* (R)	4,995	54.4%	Wayne Townsend (D)	4,160	45.3%	32 [+]	0.3%	9,187	2	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Rockland Snyder (American) 18 (0.2%); James Ridenour (Libertarian) 14 (0.2%);
1982	S1	52%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,982	59.4%	Floyd Fithian (D)	3,341	39.8%	71 [+]	0.8%	8,394	6	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 71 (0.8%);
1980	S3	53%	Dan Quayle (R)	4,899	57.1%	Birch Bayh* (D)	3,686	42.9%	0	0.0%	8,585	3	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	56%	Robert Orr (R)	5,746	64.3%	John Hillenbrand (D)	3,155	35.3%	37 [+]	0.4%	8,938	7	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 37 (0.4%);
1976	S1	57%	Richard Lugar (R)	5,071	58.2%	Vance Hartke* (D)	3,544	40.7%	97 [+]	1.1%	8,712	-1	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 78 (0.9%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 19 (0.2%);
1976	G	57%	Otis Bowen* (R)	4,788	55.0%	Larry Conrad (D)	3,869	44.4%	53 [+]	0.6%	8,710	-2	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 44 (0.5%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 9 (0.1%);
1974	S3	52%	Birch Bayh* (D)	3,970	50.4%	Richard Lugar (R)	3,763	47.8%	143 [+]	1.8%	7,876	1	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 143 (1.8%);
1972	G	62%	Otis Bowen (R)	5,131	54.4%	Matthew Welsh (D)	4,198	44.5%	100 [+]	1.1%	9,429	-2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 84 (0.9%); Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 10 (0.1%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.1%);
1970	S1	64%	Vance Hartke* (D)	4,882	53.7%	Richard Roudebush (R)	4,206	46.3%	0	0.0%	9,088	-4	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	78%	Birch Bayh* (D)	5,762	53.9%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	4,902	45.9%	25 [+]	0.2%	10,689	-2	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 25 (0.2%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	77%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	5,283	49.9%	Robert Rock (D)	5,279	49.8%	29 [+]	0.3%	10,591	-3	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 29 (0.3%);
1964	S1	83%	Vance Hartke* (D)	6,227	55.7%	Russell Bontrager (R)	4,914	43.9%	45 [+]	0.4%	11,186	-1	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 43 (0.4%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1964	G	83%	Roger Branigin (D)	6,270	56.4%	Richard Ristine (R)	4,808	43.2%	43 [+]	0.4%	11,121	0	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 40 (0.4%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1962	S3	81%	Birch Bayh (D)	5,783	53.8%	Homer Capehart* (R)	4,973	46.2%	0	0.0%	10,756	-3	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	87%	Matthew Welsh (D)	5,896	51.4%	Crawford Parker (R)	5,521	48.1%	63 [+]	0.5%	11,480	-1	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 61 (0.5%); 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 Jay County, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Jay County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Jay County, IN were estimated to be 45% Republican and 14% Democrat.