Owen County, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Bloomington, IN
Designated Market Area: Indianapolis, IN
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Washington township (pop. 6,372) Clay township (pop. 2,611) Spencer town (pop. 2,240) Wayne township (pop. 2,014) Jackson township (pop. 1,950) Franklin township (pop. 1,282) Lafayette township (pop. 1,201) Taylor township (pop. 1,191) Jefferson township (pop. 1,137) Montgomery township (pop. 1,123) Gosport town (pop. 1,057) Morgan township (pop. 934) Marion township (pop. 527) Harrison township (pop. 518) Jennings township (pop. 501) Patricksburg CDP (pop. 178)  

Tracts in Owen County, IN

Census Tract 9555, Owen County, Indiana     Census Tract 9556, Owen County, Indiana     Census Tract 9557.01, Owen County, Indiana     Census Tract 9557.02, Owen County, Indiana     Census Tract 9558, Owen County, Indiana     Census Tract 9559, Owen County, Indiana        

2022 population: 21,482   ( 93 from 2010 , 156 from 2020)
Land area: 385.3 square miles
Population density: 55.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	20,511	95.48%	2.2%
Black:	140	0.65%	115.4%
Indian:	80	0.37%	11.1%
Asian:	119	0.55%	80.3%
2+ races:	319	1.48%	80.2%
Hispanic:	313	1.46%	58.1%
Total non-White:	971	4.52%	64.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	425	10.0
Deaths:	696	16.3
Net Migration:	420	9.8
Net Immigration:	6	0.1

Change in White population:	-472	-2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	379	1.8

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	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	7,286	73.5%	Joe Biden (D)	2,420	24.4%	211 [+]	2.1%	9,917	17	27	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 198 (2.0%);
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	6,153	71.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,946	22.7%	458 [+]	5.4%	8,557	15	26	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 423 (4.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 29 (0.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,062	62.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,823	34.8%	228 [+]	2.8%	8,113	8	15	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 222 (2.7%);
2008	50%	John McCain (R)	4,415	54.0%	Barack Obama (D)	3,570	43.7%	185 [+]	2.3%	8,170	5	8	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 160 (2.0%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	47%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,000	65.8%	John Kerry (D)	2,536	33.4%	68 [+]	0.9%	7,604	6	15	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	41%	George W. Bush (R)	4,019	61.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,253	34.6%	231 [+]	3.6%	6,503	5	14	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 85 (1.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 68 (1.0%);
1996	43%	Robert Dole (R)	3,056	48.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,244	35.8%	966 [+]	15.4%	6,266	2	8	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 874 (13.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 79 (1.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	49%	George Bush* (R)	2,753	42.0%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,207	33.7%	1,595 [+]	24.3%	6,555	-1	5	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,563 (23.8%);
1988	52%	George Bush (R)	3,837	60.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,484	39.0%	42 [+]	0.7%	6,363	0	7	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	54%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,204	66.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,082	32.9%	37	0.6%	6,323	5	8	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	56%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,632	58.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,325	37.4%	255 [+]	4.1%	6,212	2	8	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 188 (3.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 55 (0.9%);
1976	64%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,103	51.2%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,896	47.8%	56 [+]	0.9%	6,055	-5	0	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	66%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,896	69.2%	George McGovern (D)	1,708	30.4%	22 [+]	0.4%	5,626	3	9	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	79%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,898	51.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,932	34.4%	788 [+]	14.0%	5,618	1	8	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 776 (13.8%);
1964	89%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,339	54.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,788	45.3%	33	0.5%	6,160	2	7	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	91%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,700	60.4%	John Kennedy (D)	2,379	38.8%	49	0.8%	6,128	5	11	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	86%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,685	58.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,581	41.0%	35	0.6%	6,301	-1	1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	85%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,713	58.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,577	40.5%	71	1.1%	6,361	0	3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	77%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,002	51.1%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,738	46.6%	130 [+]	2.2%	5,870	2	6	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 28 (0.5%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	78%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,318	55.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,602	43.5%	55	0.9%	5,975	3	10	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	88%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,709	54.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,121	45.4%	38	0.6%	6,868	4	9	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	92%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,498	52.6%	Alf Landon (R)	3,091	46.5%	59 [+]	0.9%	6,648	5	10	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 40 (0.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 15 (0.2%);
1932	89%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,639	58.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,423	38.9%	174 [+]	2.8%	6,236	-4	-1	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 108 (1.7%);
1928	79%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,036	55.0%	Al Smith (D)	2,420	43.9%	61 [+]	1.1%	5,517	-5	-3	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 28 (0.5%);
1924	76%	John Davis (D)	2,670	48.2%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,627	47.4%	244 [+]	4.4%	5,541	-8	-7	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 225 (4.1%);
1920	80%	Warren Harding (R)	2,997	49.2%	James Cox (D)	2,948	48.4%	149 [+]	2.4%	6,094	-6	-11	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 100 (1.6%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 35 (0.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 14 (0.2%);
1916	46%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,812	51.1%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,585	44.7%	151 [+]	4.3%	3,548	-3	-1	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 95 (2.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 42 (1.2%);
1912	41%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,621	48.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	784	23.4%	950 [+]	28.3%	3,355	-2	-2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 711 (21.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 161 (4.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 66 (2.0%);
1908	49%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,023	52.2%	William Taft (R)	1,726	44.5%	127 [+]	3.3%	3,876	-4	-7	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 61 (1.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 51 (1.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 2 (0.1%);
1904	46%	Alton Parker (D)	1,841	49.5%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,721	46.3%	158 [+]	4.2%	3,720	-8	-10	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 95 (2.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 35 (0.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 26 (0.7%);
1900	46%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,057	53.4%	William McKinley* (R)	1,706	44.3%	90 [+]	2.3%	3,853	-6	-7	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 55 (1.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.2%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	2,420	24.4%
Donald Trump* (R)	7,286	73.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	198	2.0%
Other	13	0.1%
TOTAL	9,917
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,946	22.7%
Donald Trump (R)	6,153	71.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	423	4.9%
Jill Stein (Grn)	29	0.3%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	8,557
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,823	34.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,062	62.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	222	2.7%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	8,113
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,570	43.7%
John McCain (R)	4,415	54.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	160	2.0%
Other	25	0.3%
TOTAL	8,170
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	5,000	65.8%
John Kerry (D)	2,536	33.4%
Other	68	0.9%
TOTAL	7,604
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	4,019	61.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,253	34.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	85	1.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	68	1.0%
Other	78	1.2%
TOTAL	6,503
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 14

1996 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,244	35.8%
Robert Dole (R)	3,056	48.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	874	13.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	79	1.3%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,266
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 8

1992 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,207	33.7%
George Bush* (R)	2,753	42.0%
Ross Perot (I)	1,563	23.8%
Other	32	0.5%
TOTAL	6,555
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 5

1988 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,837	60.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,484	39.0%
Other	42	0.7%
TOTAL	6,363
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1984 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,204	66.5%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,082	32.9%
Other	37	0.6%
TOTAL	6,323
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,632	58.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,325	37.4%
John Anderson (I)	188	3.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	55	0.9%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	6,212
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,103	51.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,896	47.8%
Other	56	0.9%
TOTAL	6,055
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,896	69.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,708	30.4%
Other	22	0.4%
TOTAL	5,626
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 9

1968 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,898	51.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,932	34.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	776	13.8%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,618
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1964 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,339	54.2%
Barry Goldwater (R)	2,788	45.3%
Other	33	0.5%
TOTAL	6,160
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,379	38.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,700	60.4%
Other	49	0.8%
TOTAL	6,128
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11

1956 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,685	58.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,581	41.0%
Other	35	0.6%
TOTAL	6,301
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1952 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,713	58.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,577	40.5%
Other	71	1.1%
TOTAL	6,361
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,738	46.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,002	51.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	28	0.5%
Other	102	1.7%
TOTAL	5,870
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 6

1944 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,602	43.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,318	55.5%
Other	55	0.9%
TOTAL	5,975
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1940 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,121	45.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,709	54.0%
Other	38	0.6%
TOTAL	6,868
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,498	52.6%
Alf Landon (R)	3,091	46.5%
William Lemke (Union)	40	0.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	15	0.2%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,648
Turnout: 92% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,639	58.4%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,423	38.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	108	1.7%
Other	66	1.1%
TOTAL	6,236
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,036	55.0%
Al Smith (D)	2,420	43.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	28	0.5%
Other	33	0.6%
TOTAL	5,517
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -3

1924 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,627	47.4%
John Davis (D)	2,670	48.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	225	4.1%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	5,541
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -7

1920 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	2,997	49.2%
James Cox (D)	2,948	48.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	100	1.6%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	14	0.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	35	0.6%
TOTAL	6,094
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -11

1916 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,812	51.1%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,585	44.7%
Allan Benson (Soc)	95	2.7%
James Hanly (Proh)	42	1.2%
Other	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,548
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -1

1912 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,621	48.3%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	784	23.4%
William Taft* (R)	711	21.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	161	4.8%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	66	2.0%
Other	12	0.4%
TOTAL	3,355
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2

1908 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,726	44.5%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,023	52.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	51	1.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	61	1.6%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	2	0.1%
Other	13	0.3%
TOTAL	3,876
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1904 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,721	46.3%
Alton Parker (D)	1,841	49.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	35	0.9%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	95	2.6%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	26	0.7%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,720
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -10

1900 President, Owen County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	1,706	44.3%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,057	53.4%
John Woolley (Proh)	55	1.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	6	0.2%
Other	29	0.8%
TOTAL	3,853
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Owen 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)	4,230	68.5%	Thomas McDermott (D)	1,518	24.6%	425 [+]	6.9%	6,173	10	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 425 (6.9%);
2020	G	58%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	5,857	59.5%	Donald Rainwater (Libertarian)	2,137	21.7%	1,852 [+]	18.8%	9,846	3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Woody Myers (D) 1,852 (18.8%);
2018	S1	43%	Mike Braun (R)	4,601	64.0%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	2,210	30.7%	383 [+]	5.3%	7,194	13	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 383 (5.3%);
2016	S3	51%	Todd Young (R)	5,333	62.5%	Evan Bayh (D)	2,642	31.0%	557 [+]	6.5%	8,532	10	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 557 (6.5%);
2016	G	51%	Eric Holcomb (R)	5,085	59.9%	John Gregg (D)	3,073	36.2%	334 [+]	3.9%	8,492	9	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 334 (3.9%);
2012	S1	48%	Richard Mourdock (R)	4,033	50.5%	Joe Donnelly (D)	3,270	41.0%	678 [+]	8.5%	7,981	6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 678 (8.5%);
2012	G	49%	Mike Pence (R)	4,164	51.4%	John Gregg (D)	3,456	42.7%	477 [+]	5.9%	8,097	2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 476 (5.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	S3	37%	Dan Coats (R)	3,353	54.7%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	2,329	38.0%	452 [+]	7.4%	6,134	0	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 452 (7.4%);
2008	G	49%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	4,717	58.0%	Jill Long (D)	3,074	37.8%	347 [+]	4.3%	8,138	0	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 347 (4.3%);
2006	S1	31%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,418	87.2%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	650	12.8%	0	0.0%	5,068	0	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2004	S3	46%	Evan Bayh* (D)	4,538	60.5%	Marvin Scott (R)	2,851	38.0%	114 [+]	1.5%	7,503	1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 114 (1.5%);
2004	G	47%	Mitch Daniels (R)	4,179	55.0%	Joe Kernan* (D)	3,249	42.7%	176 [+]	2.3%	7,604	2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 176 (2.3%);
2000	S1	40%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,502	70.0%	David Johnson (D)	1,756	27.3%	176 [+]	2.7%	6,434	3	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 176 (2.7%);
2000	G	40%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	3,474	53.9%	David McIntosh (R)	2,805	43.5%	172 [+]	2.7%	6,451	2	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 172 (2.7%);
1998	S3	35%	Evan Bayh (D)	3,625	67.7%	Paul Helmke (R)	1,632	30.5%	101 [+]	1.9%	5,358	-4	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 101 (1.9%);
1996	G	42%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	3,195	51.4%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	2,864	46.1%	157 [+]	2.5%	6,216	-1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 155 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1994	S1	36%	Richard Lugar* (R)	3,490	68.4%	Jim Jontz (D)	1,493	29.2%	122 [+]	2.4%	5,105	1	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 62 (1.2%); Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 60 (1.2%);
1992	S3	48%	Dan Coats* (R)	3,716	58.1%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	2,450	38.3%	227 [+]	3.6%	6,393	1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 200 (3.1%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 27 (0.4%);
1992	G	48%	Evan Bayh* (D)	3,972	62.2%	Linley Pearson (R)	2,319	36.3%	91 [+]	1.4%	6,382	-1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 91 (1.4%);
1990	S3	42%	Dan Coats (R)	3,063	57.2%	Baron Hill (D)	2,283	42.6%	9 [+]	0.2%	5,355	4	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 9 (0.2%);
1988	S1	50%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,143	66.9%	Jack Wickes (D)	2,049	33.1%	0	0.0%	6,192	-1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	51%	Evan Bayh (D)	3,513	55.8%	John Mutz (R)	2,784	44.2%	0	0.0%	6,297	-3	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	43%	Dan Quayle* (R)	3,205	62.7%	Jill Long (D)	1,874	36.6%	36 [+]	0.7%	5,115	2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 28 (0.5%); Rockland Snyder (American) 8 (0.2%);
1984	G	54%	Robert Orr* (R)	3,192	50.7%	Wayne Townsend (D)	3,077	48.8%	31 [+]	0.5%	6,300	-1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 19 (0.3%); Rockland Snyder (American) 12 (0.2%);
1982	S1	51%	Richard Lugar* (R)	3,138	54.0%	Floyd Fithian (D)	2,648	45.5%	30 [+]	0.5%	5,816	0	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 30 (0.5%);
1980	S3	56%	Dan Quayle (R)	3,256	52.8%	Birch Bayh* (D)	2,913	47.2%	0	0.0%	6,169	-1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	55%	Robert Orr (R)	3,458	57.1%	John Hillenbrand (D)	2,591	42.8%	8 [+]	0.1%	6,057	-1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 8 (0.1%);
1976	S1	63%	Richard Lugar (R)	3,161	52.8%	Vance Hartke* (D)	2,756	46.0%	69 [+]	1.2%	5,986	-6	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 60 (1.0%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 9 (0.2%);
1976	G	63%	Otis Bowen* (R)	3,180	53.4%	Larry Conrad (D)	2,736	45.9%	39 [+]	0.7%	5,955	-3	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 32 (0.5%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 7 (0.1%);
1974	S3	60%	Birch Bayh* (D)	3,125	57.8%	Richard Lugar (R)	2,072	38.3%	213 [+]	3.9%	5,410	-8	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 213 (3.9%);
1972	G	66%	Otis Bowen (R)	3,186	57.0%	Matthew Welsh (D)	2,368	42.4%	33 [+]	0.6%	5,587	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 21 (0.4%); Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 7 (0.1%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.1%);
1970	S1	72%	Richard Roudebush (R)	2,725	51.4%	Vance Hartke* (D)	2,572	48.6%	0	0.0%	5,297	2	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	78%	Birch Bayh* (D)	2,895	52.3%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	2,637	47.7%	0	0.0%	5,532	0	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 0 (0.0%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	76%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	2,836	52.2%	Robert Rock (D)	2,594	47.7%	7 [+]	0.1%	5,437	-1	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 7 (0.1%);
1964	S1	87%	Vance Hartke* (D)	3,171	52.2%	Russell Bontrager (R)	2,882	47.5%	16 [+]	0.3%	6,069	2	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 16 (0.3%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	87%	Roger Branigin (D)	3,270	54.0%	Richard Ristine (R)	2,754	45.5%	26 [+]	0.4%	6,050	2	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 26 (0.4%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1962	S3	86%	Homer Capehart* (R)	2,979	50.5%	Birch Bayh (D)	2,920	49.5%	0	0.0%	5,899	1	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	91%	Crawford Parker (R)	3,135	51.1%	Matthew Welsh (D)	2,976	48.5%	19 [+]	0.3%	6,130	2	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 18 (0.3%); 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 Owen County, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Owen County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Owen County, IN were estimated to be 39% Republican and 18% Democrat.