Parke County, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Terre Haute, IN
Designated Market Area: Terre Haute, IN-IL
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Adams township (pop. 5,166) Rockville town (pop. 2,537) Florida township (pop. 2,192) Washington township (pop. 1,696) Union township (pop. 1,597) Reserve township (pop. 1,210) Penn township (pop. 1,135) Wabash township (pop. 938) Montezuma town (pop. 900) Greene township (pop. 662) Mecca town (pop. 644) Rosedale town (pop. 605) Liberty township (pop. 540) Jackson township (pop. 516) Raccoon township (pop. 439) Bloomingdale town (pop. 402) Lyford CDP (pop. 346) Marshall town (pop. 331) Sugar Creek township (pop. 118) Howard township (pop. 118)  

Tracts in Parke County, IN

Census Tract 301, Parke County, Indiana     Census Tract 302, Parke County, Indiana     Census Tract 303, Parke County, Indiana     Census Tract 304.01, Parke County, Indiana     Census Tract 304.02, Parke County, Indiana        

2022 population: 16,369   ( 970 from 2010 , 215 from 2020)
Land area: 444.7 square miles
Population density: 36.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,470	94.51%	6.5%
Black:	335	2.05%	14.3%
Indian:	68	0.42%	28.3%
Asian:	38	0.23%	2.7%
2+ races:	177	1.08%	92.4%
Hispanic:	281	1.72%	30.7%
Total non-White:	899	5.49%	13.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	433	13.4
Deaths:	395	12.2
Net Migration:	182	5.6
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.0

Change in White population:	-1,075	-6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	105	0.6

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	55%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,400	76.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,503	21.4%	119 [+]	1.7%	7,022	20	30	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 110 (1.6%);
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	4,863	73.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,441	21.7%	332 [+]	5.0%	6,636	17	27	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 272 (4.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 5 (0.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,234	64.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,110	32.3%	185 [+]	2.8%	6,529	11	18	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 170 (2.6%);
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	3,909	55.9%	Barack Obama (D)	2,924	41.8%	157 [+]	2.2%	6,990	7	10	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 131 (1.9%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,550	65.3%	John Kerry (D)	2,362	33.9%	59 [+]	0.8%	6,971	5	15	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	3,841	59.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,481	38.5%	125 [+]	1.9%	6,447	3	12	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 61 (0.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 20 (0.3%);
1996	53%	Robert Dole (R)	3,151	47.6%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,453	37.1%	1,015 [+]	15.3%	6,619	0	7	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 981 (14.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 33 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	60%	George Bush* (R)	2,953	41.6%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,429	34.2%	1,717 [+]	24.2%	7,099	-1	4	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,696 (23.9%);
1988	61%	George Bush (R)	4,458	63.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,563	36.3%	32 [+]	0.5%	7,053	3	10	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	63%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,052	69.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,205	30.2%	37	0.5%	7,294	8	10	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	63%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,595	62.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,432	33.2%	288 [+]	3.9%	7,315	7	12	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 194 (2.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 82 (1.1%);
1976	68%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,929	55.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,158	44.2%	57 [+]	0.8%	7,144	2	7	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	72%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,014	69.2%	George McGovern (D)	2,207	30.4%	29 [+]	0.4%	7,250	3	8	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	80%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,738	52.5%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,472	34.7%	914 [+]	12.8%	7,124	2	9	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 907 (12.7%);
1964	86%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,034	52.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,570	46.8%	17	0.2%	7,621	3	8	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	90%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,662	57.9%	John Kennedy (D)	3,361	41.8%	23	0.3%	8,046	3	8	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	87%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,080	59.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,502	40.7%	22	0.3%	8,604	-1	2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	86%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,069	58.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,574	41.1%	47	0.5%	8,690	0	3	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	77%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,326	53.3%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,681	45.4%	105 [+]	1.3%	8,112	4	8	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 54 (0.7%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	73%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,751	59.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,241	40.3%	56	0.7%	8,048	7	13	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	85%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,242	54.1%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,384	45.3%	57	0.6%	9,683	4	9	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	90%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,811	50.4%	Alf Landon (R)	4,665	48.9%	66 [+]	0.7%	9,542	7	12	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 37 (0.4%); William Lemke (Union) 21 (0.2%);
1932	85%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,703	53.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,926	44.3%	235 [+]	2.7%	8,864	1	5	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 146 (1.6%);
1928	77%	Herbert Hoover (R)	4,729	59.3%	Al Smith (D)	3,165	39.7%	87 [+]	1.1%	7,981	0	1	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 47 (0.6%);
1924	75%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,877	59.1%	John Davis (D)	2,898	35.1%	474 [+]	5.7%	8,249	4	5	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 415 (5.0%);
1920	77%	Warren Harding (R)	4,989	56.1%	James Cox (D)	3,543	39.9%	356 [+]	4.0%	8,888	1	-4	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 148 (1.7%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 108 (1.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 93 (1.0%);
1916	44%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,598	48.5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,329	43.5%	427 [+]	8.0%	5,354	1	2	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 212 (4.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 184 (3.4%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,031	38.9%	William Taft* (R)	1,891	36.2%	1,295 [+]	24.8%	5,217	13	13	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 684 (13.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 346 (6.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 254 (4.9%);
1908	49%	William Taft (R)	3,026	48.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,707	43.2%	526 [+]	8.4%	6,259	0	-3	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 315 (5.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 204 (3.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	49%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,468	55.5%	Alton Parker (D)	2,176	34.8%	606 [+]	9.7%	6,250	1	-1	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 464 (7.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 115 (1.8%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 15 (0.2%);
1900	47%	William McKinley* (R)	3,138	51.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,630	43.2%	316 [+]	5.2%	6,084	1	0	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 213 (3.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 76 (1.2%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,503	21.4%
Donald Trump* (R)	5,400	76.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	110	1.6%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,022
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,441	21.7%
Donald Trump (R)	4,863	73.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	272	4.1%
Jill Stein (Grn)	5	0.1%
Other	55	0.8%
TOTAL	6,636
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,110	32.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,234	64.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	170	2.6%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	6,529
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,924	41.8%
John McCain (R)	3,909	55.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	131	1.9%
Other	26	0.4%
TOTAL	6,990
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	4,550	65.3%
John Kerry (D)	2,362	33.9%
Other	59	0.8%
TOTAL	6,971
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	3,841	59.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,481	38.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	20	0.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	61	0.9%
Other	44	0.7%
TOTAL	6,447
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1996 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,453	37.1%
Robert Dole (R)	3,151	47.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	981	14.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	33	0.5%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,619
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1992 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,429	34.2%
George Bush* (R)	2,953	41.6%
Ross Perot (I)	1,696	23.9%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	7,099
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,458	63.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,563	36.3%
Other	32	0.5%
TOTAL	7,053
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1984 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,052	69.3%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,205	30.2%
Other	37	0.5%
TOTAL	7,294
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1980 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,595	62.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,432	33.2%
John Anderson (I)	194	2.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	82	1.1%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	7,315
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,158	44.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,929	55.0%
Other	57	0.8%
TOTAL	7,144
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,014	69.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,207	30.4%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	7,250
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,738	52.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,472	34.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	907	12.7%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,124
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1964 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,034	52.9%
Barry Goldwater (R)	3,570	46.8%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	7,621
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,361	41.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,662	57.9%
Other	23	0.3%
TOTAL	8,046
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1956 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,080	59.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,502	40.7%
Other	22	0.3%
TOTAL	8,604
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1952 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,069	58.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,574	41.1%
Other	47	0.5%
TOTAL	8,690
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,681	45.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,326	53.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	54	0.7%
Other	51	0.6%
TOTAL	8,112
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1944 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,241	40.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,751	59.0%
Other	56	0.7%
TOTAL	8,048
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 13

1940 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,384	45.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,242	54.1%
Other	57	0.6%
TOTAL	9,683
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,811	50.4%
Alf Landon (R)	4,665	48.9%
William Lemke (Union)	21	0.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	37	0.4%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	9,542
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 12

1932 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,703	53.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,926	44.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	146	1.6%
Other	89	1.0%
TOTAL	8,864
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 5

1928 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,729	59.3%
Al Smith (D)	3,165	39.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	47	0.6%
Other	40	0.5%
TOTAL	7,981
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1924 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,877	59.1%
John Davis (D)	2,898	35.1%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	415	5.0%
Other	59	0.7%
TOTAL	8,249
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5

1920 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	4,989	56.1%
James Cox (D)	3,543	39.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	148	1.7%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	108	1.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	93	1.0%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	8,888
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -4

1916 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,329	43.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,598	48.5%
Allan Benson (Soc)	212	4.0%
James Hanly (Proh)	184	3.4%
Other	31	0.6%
TOTAL	5,354
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1912 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,031	38.9%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	684	13.1%
William Taft* (R)	1,891	36.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	346	6.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	254	4.9%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,217
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 13

1908 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	3,026	48.3%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,707	43.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	204	3.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	315	5.0%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	1	0.0%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,259
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1904 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,468	55.5%
Alton Parker (D)	2,176	34.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	115	1.8%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	464	7.4%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	15	0.2%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	6,250
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1900 President, Parke County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	3,138	51.6%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,630	43.2%
John Woolley (Proh)	213	3.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	76	1.2%
Other	27	0.4%
TOTAL	6,084
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Parke 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	35%	Todd Young (R)	3,469	77.4%	Thomas McDermott (D)	873	19.5%	139 [+]	3.1%	4,481	19	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 139 (3.1%);
2020	G	54%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	4,766	68.4%	Woody Myers (D)	1,127	16.2%	1,079 [+]	15.5%	6,972	12	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 1,079 (15.5%);
2018	S1	42%	Mike Braun (R)	3,532	66.1%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	1,499	28.1%	311 [+]	5.8%	5,342	15	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 311 (5.8%);
2016	S3	51%	Todd Young (R)	3,859	58.2%	Evan Bayh (D)	2,339	35.3%	435 [+]	6.6%	6,633	6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 435 (6.6%);
2016	G	51%	Eric Holcomb (R)	3,824	57.6%	John Gregg (D)	2,608	39.3%	207 [+]	3.1%	6,639	6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 207 (3.1%);
2012	S1	48%	Richard Mourdock (R)	3,168	49.5%	Joe Donnelly (D)	2,672	41.8%	555 [+]	8.7%	6,395	5	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 555 (8.7%);
2012	G	48%	Mike Pence (R)	3,372	51.8%	John Gregg (D)	2,821	43.3%	317 [+]	4.9%	6,510	2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 317 (4.9%);
2010	S3	40%	Dan Coats (R)	2,898	53.6%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	2,120	39.2%	393 [+]	7.3%	5,411	-1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 393 (7.3%);
2008	G	52%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	3,553	50.5%	Jill Long (D)	3,240	46.1%	236 [+]	3.4%	7,029	-7	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 235 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2006	S1	35%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,182	89.1%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	512	10.9%	1 [+]	0.0%	4,695	2	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2004	S3	51%	Evan Bayh* (D)	4,480	65.8%	Marvin Scott (R)	2,249	33.0%	78 [+]	1.1%	6,807	-4	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 78 (1.1%);
2004	G	52%	Mitch Daniels (R)	3,745	53.9%	Joe Kernan* (D)	3,101	44.6%	108 [+]	1.6%	6,954	1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 108 (1.6%);
2000	S1	47%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,303	69.4%	David Johnson (D)	1,801	29.1%	94 [+]	1.5%	6,198	3	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 94 (1.5%);
2000	G	49%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	3,762	58.7%	David McIntosh (R)	2,556	39.9%	96 [+]	1.5%	6,414	-2	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 96 (1.5%);
1998	S3	46%	Evan Bayh (D)	4,192	71.4%	Paul Helmke (R)	1,611	27.4%	71 [+]	1.2%	5,874	-7	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 71 (1.2%);
1996	G	53%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	3,536	53.8%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	2,899	44.1%	134 [+]	2.0%	6,569	-3	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 134 (2.0%);
1994	S1	47%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,067	70.6%	Jim Jontz (D)	1,574	27.3%	121 [+]	2.1%	5,762	3	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 68 (1.2%); Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 53 (0.9%);
1992	S3	60%	Dan Coats* (R)	3,962	56.0%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	2,958	41.8%	149 [+]	2.1%	7,069	-1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 126 (1.8%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 23 (0.3%);
1992	G	60%	Evan Bayh* (D)	4,445	63.0%	Linley Pearson (R)	2,497	35.4%	114 [+]	1.6%	7,056	-2	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 114 (1.6%);
1990	S3	54%	Dan Coats (R)	3,426	55.4%	Baron Hill (D)	2,755	44.6%	0	0.0%	6,181	2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1988	S1	61%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,863	69.0%	Jack Wickes (D)	2,180	31.0%	0	0.0%	7,043	1	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	61%	Evan Bayh (D)	3,983	56.3%	John Mutz (R)	3,097	43.7%	0	0.0%	7,080	-3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	56%	Dan Quayle* (R)	4,530	70.1%	Jill Long (D)	1,869	28.9%	61 [+]	0.9%	6,460	10	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 38 (0.6%); Rockland Snyder (American) 23 (0.4%);
1984	G	63%	Robert Orr* (R)	3,794	52.0%	Wayne Townsend (D)	3,474	47.6%	32 [+]	0.4%	7,300	0	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Rockland Snyder (American) 18 (0.2%); James Ridenour (Libertarian) 14 (0.2%);
1982	S1	58%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,179	61.4%	Floyd Fithian (D)	2,563	37.6%	68 [+]	1.0%	6,810	8	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 68 (1.0%);
1980	S3	63%	Dan Quayle (R)	4,415	60.4%	Birch Bayh* (D)	2,899	39.6%	0	0.0%	7,314	7	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	61%	Robert Orr (R)	4,398	61.4%	John Hillenbrand (D)	2,731	38.1%	35 [+]	0.5%	7,164	4	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 35 (0.5%);
1976	S1	66%	Richard Lugar (R)	4,183	59.9%	Vance Hartke* (D)	2,745	39.3%	61 [+]	0.9%	6,989	1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 56 (0.8%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 5 (0.1%);
1976	G	65%	Otis Bowen* (R)	4,118	59.7%	Larry Conrad (D)	2,755	39.9%	26 [+]	0.4%	6,899	3	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 23 (0.3%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1974	S3	65%	Richard Lugar (R)	3,320	49.5%	Birch Bayh* (D)	3,302	49.2%	90 [+]	1.3%	6,712	3	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 90 (1.3%);
1972	G	72%	Otis Bowen (R)	4,141	57.2%	Matthew Welsh (D)	3,072	42.4%	25 [+]	0.3%	7,238	0	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 12 (0.2%); Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 8 (0.1%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.1%);
1970	S1	76%	Richard Roudebush (R)	3,613	52.3%	Vance Hartke* (D)	3,298	47.7%	0	0.0%	6,911	2	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	80%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	3,550	50.0%	Birch Bayh* (D)	3,543	49.9%	9 [+]	0.1%	7,102	2	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 9 (0.1%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	79%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	3,729	53.0%	Robert Rock (D)	3,297	46.9%	4 [+]	0.1%	7,030	0	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 4 (0.1%);
1964	S1	85%	Russell Bontrager (R)	3,812	50.3%	Vance Hartke* (D)	3,761	49.6%	5 [+]	0.1%	7,578	5	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 5 (0.1%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	84%	Roger Branigin (D)	3,888	51.7%	Richard Ristine (R)	3,626	48.2%	3 [+]	0.0%	7,517	5	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 3 (0.0%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1962	S3	86%	Birch Bayh (D)	3,863	50.1%	Homer Capehart* (R)	3,854	49.9%	0	0.0%	7,717	0	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	90%	Crawford Parker (R)	4,166	51.6%	Matthew Welsh (D)	3,898	48.3%	9 [+]	0.1%	8,073	2	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 8 (0.1%); 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 Parke County, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Parke County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Parke County, IN were estimated to be 51% Republican and 14% Democrat.