Rush County, IN

Designated Market Area: Indianapolis, IN
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Rushville township (pop. 7,635) Rushville city (pop. 6,412) Ripley township (pop. 1,982) Anderson township (pop. 1,316) Posey township (pop. 1,243) Walker township (pop. 1,040) Union township (pop. 815) Carthage town (pop. 754) Center township (pop. 734) Milroy CDP (pop. 672) Noble township (pop. 586) Arlington CDP (pop. 469) Orange township (pop. 442) Washington township (pop. 405) Manilla CDP (pop. 382) Homer CDP (pop. 321) Jackson township (pop. 316) Glenwood town (pop. 278) Richland township (pop. 202) Mays CDP (pop. 119)  

Tracts in Rush County, IN

Census Tract 9741, Rush County, Indiana     Census Tract 9742, Rush County, Indiana     Census Tract 9743, Rush County, Indiana     Census Tract 9744, Rush County, Indiana     Census Tract 9745, Rush County, Indiana        

2022 population: 16,673   ( 719 from 2010 , 82 from 2020)
Land area: 408.1 square miles
Population density: 40.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,894	95.33%	5.6%
Black:	164	0.98%	27.1%
Indian:	50	0.30%	56.2%
Asian:	70	0.42%	16.7%
2+ races:	178	1.07%	45.9%
Hispanic:	317	1.90%	66.8%
Total non-White:	779	4.67%	40.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	410	12.2
Deaths:	490	14.6
Net Migration:	-13	-0.4
Net Immigration:	5	0.1

Change in White population:	-945	-5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	226	1.3

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	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,035	76.0%	Joe Biden (D)	1,754	22.1%	152 [+]	1.9%	7,941	19	29	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 143 (1.8%);
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	5,292	73.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,525	21.1%	397 [+]	5.5%	7,214	17	27	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 397 (5.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,633	65.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,221	31.6%	172 [+]	2.4%	7,026	12	19	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 172 (2.4%);
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	4,271	56.0%	Barack Obama (D)	3,229	42.3%	129 [+]	1.7%	7,629	7	10	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 129 (1.7%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,363	72.3%	John Kerry (D)	2,000	27.0%	58 [+]	0.8%	7,421	12	22	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	4,749	65.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,370	32.5%	165 [+]	2.3%	7,284	9	17	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 78 (1.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 21 (0.3%);
1996	56%	Robert Dole (R)	3,827	51.5%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,578	34.7%	1,023 [+]	13.8%	7,428	4	11	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 973 (13.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 45 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	61%	George Bush* (R)	3,873	48.4%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,168	27.1%	1,967 [+]	24.6%	8,008	5	11	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,948 (24.3%);
1988	58%	George Bush (R)	5,112	67.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,451	32.3%	20 [+]	0.3%	7,583	8	14	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,429	69.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,307	29.7%	35	0.5%	7,771	8	11	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	56%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,829	64.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,388	31.8%	294 [+]	3.9%	7,511	8	14	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 224 (3.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 59 (0.8%);
1976	61%	Gerald Ford* (R)	4,723	60.3%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,052	39.0%	55 [+]	0.7%	7,830	7	12	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	60%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,965	76.9%	George McGovern (D)	1,764	22.8%	23 [+]	0.3%	7,752	11	16	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	72%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,004	59.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,636	31.3%	781 [+]	9.3%	8,421	9	16	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 761 (9.0%);
1964	77%	Barry Goldwater (R)	4,507	49.9%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,450	49.3%	68	0.8%	9,025	6	11	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	83%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,215	63.5%	John Kennedy (D)	3,516	35.9%	51	0.5%	9,782	9	14	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	77%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,202	64.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,346	34.9%	39	0.4%	9,587	5	7	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	83%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,918	66.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,348	32.3%	87	0.8%	10,353	9	12	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	76%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,362	57.5%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,814	40.9%	145 [+]	1.6%	9,321	8	12	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 14 (0.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	81%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,853	59.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,891	39.6%	77	0.8%	9,821	7	14	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	91%	Wendell Willkie (R)	6,486	60.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,282	39.6%	39	0.4%	10,807	10	15	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	101%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,999	52.2%	Alf Landon (R)	5,457	47.5%	44 [+]	0.4%	11,500	6	11	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 34 (0.3%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 8 (0.1%);
1932	90%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,094	49.5%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,056	49.1%	140 [+]	1.4%	10,290	7	10	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 37 (0.4%);
1928	86%	Herbert Hoover (R)	6,640	68.4%	Al Smith (D)	2,996	30.9%	75 [+]	0.8%	9,711	9	10	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 7 (0.1%);
1924	84%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,958	62.6%	John Davis (D)	3,415	35.9%	148 [+]	1.6%	9,521	7	9	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 110 (1.2%);
1920	96%	Warren Harding (R)	6,113	56.6%	James Cox (D)	4,513	41.8%	177 [+]	1.6%	10,803	1	-4	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 142 (1.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 35 (0.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	52%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,950	51.2%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,569	44.6%	241 [+]	4.2%	5,760	4	5	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 160 (2.8%); Allan Benson (Soc) 57 (1.0%);
1912	51%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,312	41.4%	William Taft* (R)	1,931	34.6%	1,343 [+]	24.0%	5,586	11	11	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,075 (19.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 185 (3.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 77 (1.4%);
1908	56%	William Taft (R)	3,102	53.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,544	43.4%	211 [+]	3.6%	5,857	5	1	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 191 (3.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 13 (0.2%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	53%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,082	54.1%	Alton Parker (D)	2,363	41.5%	250 [+]	4.4%	5,695	0	-2	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 225 (4.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 13 (0.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 10 (0.2%);
1900	51%	William McKinley* (R)	2,913	52.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,503	44.9%	163 [+]	2.9%	5,579	2	1	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 158 (2.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,754	22.1%
Donald Trump* (R)	6,035	76.0%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	143	1.8%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,941
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,525	21.1%
Donald Trump (R)	5,292	73.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	397	5.5%
TOTAL	7,214
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,221	31.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,633	65.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	172	2.4%
TOTAL	7,026
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,229	42.3%
John McCain (R)	4,271	56.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	129	1.7%
TOTAL	7,629
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	5,363	72.3%
John Kerry (D)	2,000	27.0%
Other	58	0.8%
TOTAL	7,421
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 22

2000 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	4,749	65.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,370	32.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	21	0.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	78	1.1%
Other	66	0.9%
TOTAL	7,284
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 17

1996 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,578	34.7%
Robert Dole (R)	3,827	51.5%
Ross Perot (Ref)	973	13.1%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	45	0.6%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,428
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1992 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,168	27.1%
George Bush* (R)	3,873	48.4%
Ross Perot (I)	1,948	24.3%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	8,008
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11

1988 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,112	67.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,451	32.3%
Other	20	0.3%
TOTAL	7,583
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 14

1984 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,429	69.9%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,307	29.7%
Other	35	0.5%
TOTAL	7,771
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11

1980 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,829	64.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,388	31.8%
John Anderson (I)	224	3.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	59	0.8%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	7,511
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 14

1976 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,052	39.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,723	60.3%
Other	55	0.7%
TOTAL	7,830
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,965	76.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,764	22.8%
Other	23	0.3%
TOTAL	7,752
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 16

1968 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,004	59.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,636	31.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	761	9.0%
Other	20	0.2%
TOTAL	8,421
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1964 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,450	49.3%
Barry Goldwater (R)	4,507	49.9%
Other	68	0.8%
TOTAL	9,025
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,516	35.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,215	63.5%
Other	51	0.5%
TOTAL	9,782
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 14

1956 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,202	64.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,346	34.9%
Other	39	0.4%
TOTAL	9,587
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1952 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,918	66.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,348	32.3%
Other	87	0.8%
TOTAL	10,353
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1948 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,814	40.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,362	57.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	14	0.2%
Other	131	1.4%
TOTAL	9,321
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 12

1944 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,891	39.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,853	59.6%
Other	77	0.8%
TOTAL	9,821
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1940 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,282	39.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,486	60.0%
Other	39	0.4%
TOTAL	10,807
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 15

1936 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,999	52.2%
Alf Landon (R)	5,457	47.5%
William Lemke (Union)	34	0.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	8	0.1%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	11,500
Turnout: 101% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1932 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,056	49.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,094	49.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	37	0.4%
Other	103	1.0%
TOTAL	10,290
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

1928 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	6,640	68.4%
Al Smith (D)	2,996	30.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	7	0.1%
Other	68	0.7%
TOTAL	9,711
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 10

1924 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,958	62.6%
John Davis (D)	3,415	35.9%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	110	1.2%
Other	38	0.4%
TOTAL	9,521
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1920 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	6,113	56.6%
James Cox (D)	4,513	41.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	35	0.3%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	142	1.3%
TOTAL	10,803
Turnout: 96% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -4

1916 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,569	44.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,950	51.2%
Allan Benson (Soc)	57	1.0%
James Hanly (Proh)	160	2.8%
Other	24	0.4%
TOTAL	5,760
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5

1912 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,312	41.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,075	19.2%
William Taft* (R)	1,931	34.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	77	1.4%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	185	3.3%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,586
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 11

1908 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	3,102	53.0%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,544	43.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	13	0.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	191	3.3%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,857
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1

1904 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,082	54.1%
Alton Parker (D)	2,363	41.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	10	0.2%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	225	4.0%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	13	0.2%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,695
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1900 President, Rush County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,913	52.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,503	44.9%
John Woolley (Proh)	158	2.8%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,579
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rush 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	38%	Todd Young (R)	3,586	73.7%	Thomas McDermott (D)	965	19.8%	312 [+]	6.4%	4,863	15	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 311 (6.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	G	61%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	4,949	62.8%	Donald Rainwater (Libertarian)	1,716	21.8%	1,215 [+]	15.4%	7,880	6	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Woody Myers (D) 1,215 (15.4%);
2018	S1	47%	Mike Braun (R)	3,991	65.6%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	1,690	27.8%	402 [+]	6.6%	6,083	15	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 402 (6.6%);
2016	S3	55%	Todd Young (R)	4,472	62.5%	Evan Bayh (D)	2,238	31.3%	441 [+]	6.2%	7,151	10	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 441 (6.2%);
2016	G	55%	Eric Holcomb (R)	4,393	61.5%	John Gregg (D)	2,440	34.2%	306 [+]	4.3%	7,139	10	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 306 (4.3%);
2012	S1	53%	Richard Mourdock (R)	3,392	49.5%	Joe Donnelly (D)	2,729	39.8%	736 [+]	10.7%	6,857	5	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 736 (10.7%);
2012	G	53%	Mike Pence (R)	4,120	59.2%	John Gregg (D)	2,370	34.1%	470 [+]	6.8%	6,960	10	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 470 (6.8%);
2010	S3	38%	Dan Coats (R)	2,987	60.5%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	1,421	28.8%	531 [+]	10.8%	4,939	6	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 530 (10.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2008	G	58%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	5,071	66.6%	Jill Long (D)	2,311	30.3%	237 [+]	3.1%	7,619	9	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 237 (3.1%);
2006	S1	37%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,340	89.5%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	506	10.4%	2 [+]	0.0%	4,848	2	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2004	S3	55%	Evan Bayh* (D)	4,316	58.6%	Marvin Scott (R)	2,962	40.2%	83 [+]	1.1%	7,361	3	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 83 (1.1%);
2004	G	55%	Mitch Daniels (R)	4,529	61.9%	Joe Kernan* (D)	2,676	36.6%	116 [+]	1.6%	7,321	9	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 116 (1.6%);
2000	S1	53%	Richard Lugar* (R)	5,334	75.7%	David Johnson (D)	1,552	22.0%	161 [+]	2.3%	7,047	9	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 161 (2.3%);
2000	G	54%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	3,744	51.5%	David McIntosh (R)	3,339	45.9%	187 [+]	2.6%	7,270	4	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 187 (2.6%);
1998	S3	47%	Evan Bayh (D)	4,051	64.0%	Paul Helmke (R)	2,184	34.5%	92 [+]	1.5%	6,327	0	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 92 (1.5%);
1996	G	56%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	3,806	51.5%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	3,430	46.4%	153 [+]	2.1%	7,389	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 153 (2.1%);
1994	S1	45%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,457	75.2%	Jim Jontz (D)	1,383	23.3%	90 [+]	1.5%	5,930	8	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 45 (0.8%); Mary Barton (New Alliance) 45 (0.8%);
1992	S3	61%	Dan Coats* (R)	4,090	51.3%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	3,719	46.7%	156 [+]	2.0%	7,965	-6	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 137 (1.7%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 19 (0.2%);
1992	G	60%	Evan Bayh* (D)	4,745	59.8%	Linley Pearson (R)	3,100	39.0%	95 [+]	1.2%	7,940	2	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 95 (1.2%);
1990	S3	46%	Dan Coats (R)	3,649	60.3%	Baron Hill (D)	2,399	39.6%	6 [+]	0.1%	6,054	7	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
1988	S1	54%	Richard Lugar* (R)	5,327	75.2%	Jack Wickes (D)	1,760	24.8%	0	0.0%	7,087	7	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	58%	Evan Bayh (D)	3,876	50.9%	John Mutz (R)	3,742	49.1%	0	0.0%	7,618	2	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	48%	Dan Quayle* (R)	4,346	69.3%	Jill Long (D)	1,874	29.9%	48 [+]	0.8%	6,268	9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 28 (0.4%); Rockland Snyder (American) 20 (0.3%);
1984	G	58%	Robert Orr* (R)	4,008	52.3%	Wayne Townsend (D)	3,613	47.1%	49 [+]	0.6%	7,670	0	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 28 (0.4%); Rockland Snyder (American) 21 (0.3%);
1982	S1	48%	Richard Lugar* (R)	3,960	62.4%	Floyd Fithian (D)	2,355	37.1%	35 [+]	0.6%	6,350	9	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 35 (0.6%);
1980	S3	56%	Dan Quayle (R)	4,617	62.1%	Birch Bayh* (D)	2,819	37.9%	0	0.0%	7,436	8	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	55%	Robert Orr (R)	4,626	63.1%	John Hillenbrand (D)	2,682	36.6%	19 [+]	0.3%	7,327	5	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 19 (0.3%);
1976	S1	61%	Richard Lugar (R)	5,015	64.5%	Vance Hartke* (D)	2,728	35.1%	32 [+]	0.4%	7,775	6	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 26 (0.3%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 6 (0.1%);
1976	G	61%	Otis Bowen* (R)	5,016	64.4%	Larry Conrad (D)	2,762	35.5%	13 [+]	0.2%	7,791	8	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 11 (0.1%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1974	S3	51%	Richard Lugar (R)	3,332	51.2%	Birch Bayh* (D)	2,987	45.9%	195 [+]	3.0%	6,514	5	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 195 (3.0%);
1972	G	60%	Otis Bowen (R)	5,102	65.6%	Matthew Welsh (D)	2,612	33.6%	65 [+]	0.8%	7,779	9	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 56 (0.7%); Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 7 (0.1%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1970	S1	58%	Richard Roudebush (R)	4,270	60.9%	Vance Hartke* (D)	2,740	39.1%	0	0.0%	7,010	11	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	70%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	4,618	56.4%	Birch Bayh* (D)	3,567	43.5%	8 [+]	0.1%	8,193	8	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 8 (0.1%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	70%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	4,971	60.6%	Robert Rock (D)	3,230	39.4%	6 [+]	0.1%	8,207	8	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 6 (0.1%);
1964	S1	76%	Russell Bontrager (R)	4,614	51.3%	Vance Hartke* (D)	4,330	48.1%	50 [+]	0.6%	8,994	6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 46 (0.5%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 4 (0.0%);
1964	G	77%	Roger Branigin (D)	4,492	49.8%	Richard Ristine (R)	4,481	49.7%	41 [+]	0.5%	9,014	6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 38 (0.4%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1962	S3	72%	Homer Capehart* (R)	4,820	57.0%	Birch Bayh (D)	3,630	43.0%	0	0.0%	8,450	7	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	83%	Crawford Parker (R)	5,667	58.2%	Matthew Welsh (D)	4,030	41.4%	37 [+]	0.4%	9,734	9	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 33 (0.3%); Herman Kronewitter (Socialist Labor) 4 (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 Rush County, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Rush County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Rush County, IN were estimated to be 48% Republican and 11% Democrat.