East Chicago city, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 26,363 ( 3,335 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.1 square miles
Population density: 1870.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,826	6.93%	14.7%
Black:	9,999	37.93%	17.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	31	0.12%	3.1%
2+ races:	43	0.16%	81.1%
Hispanic:	14,438	54.77%	4.4%

Total non-White:	24,537	93.07%	11.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-314	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3,021	-12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +259	R +1,585	R + 8.7%
D -1,326
2020 vs. 2012	R +268	R +2,357	R + 10.0%
D -2,089
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	39%	Joe Biden (D)	6,884	87.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	916	11.6%	73	0.9%	7,873	-45	-35	0.26%
2016	45%	Hillary Clinton (D)	8,210	89.9%	Donald Trump (R)	657	7.2%	270	3.0%	9,137	-49	-39	0.33%
2012	48%	Barack Obama* (D)	8,973	92.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	648	6.7%	46	0.5%	9,667	-47	-40	0.37%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for East Chicago city, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	39%	Woody Myers (D)	6,582	84.4%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	1,082	13.9%	133 [+]	1.7%	7,797	-43	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 133 (1.7%);
2018	S1	32%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	5,971	92.4%	Mike Braun (R)	402	6.2%	88 [+]	1.4%	6,461	-45	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 88 (1.4%);
2016	S3	43%	Evan Bayh (D)	7,941	90.9%	Todd Young (R)	562	6.4%	232 [+]	2.7%	8,735	-46	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 231 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	G	43%	John Gregg (D)	8,031	92.0%	Eric Holcomb (R)	548	6.3%	152 [+]	1.7%	8,731	-45	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 150 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 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

East Chicago city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for East Chicago city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for East Chicago city, IN