Sullivan County, IN

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

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

Hamilton township (pop. 7,092) Sullivan city (pop. 4,243) Haddon township (pop. 3,755) Curry township (pop. 3,409) Jackson township (pop. 1,941) Cass township (pop. 1,734) Shelburn town (pop. 1,278) Farmersburg town (pop. 1,224) Gill township (pop. 996) Hymera town (pop. 952) Fairbanks township (pop. 928) Dugger town (pop. 788) Turman township (pop. 721) Carlisle town (pop. 500) Fairbanks CDP (pop. 329) Paxton CDP (pop. 324) Jefferson township (pop. 215) Merom town (pop. 178) New Lebanon CDP (pop. 132)  

Tracts in Sullivan County, IN

Census Tract 501.01, Sullivan County, Indiana     Census Tract 501.02, Sullivan County, Indiana     Census Tract 502, Sullivan County, Indiana     Census Tract 503.01, Sullivan County, Indiana     Census Tract 503.02, Sullivan County, Indiana     Census Tract 504, Sullivan County, Indiana     Census Tract 505.01, Sullivan County, Indiana     Census Tract 505.02, Sullivan County, Indiana        

2022 population: 20,670   ( 805 from 2010 , 150 from 2020)
Land area: 447.2 square miles
Population density: 46.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	18,853	91.21%	5.4%
Black:	1,034	5.00%	9.3%
Indian:	64	0.31%	20.8%
Asian:	62	0.30%	55.0%
2+ races:	263	1.27%	30.8%
Hispanic:	394	1.91%	34.0%
Total non-White:	1,817	8.79%	17.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	447	10.7
Deaths:	597	14.3
Net Migration:	-13	-0.3
Net Immigration:	2	0.0

Change in White population:	-1,077	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	272	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	55%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,691	74.4%	Joe Biden (D)	2,153	23.9%	150 [+]	1.7%	8,994	17	28	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 150 (1.7%);
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	6,138	71.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,113	24.7%	308 [+]	3.6%	8,559	15	26	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 308 (3.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,902	59.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,191	38.5%	197 [+]	2.4%	8,290	5	12	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 196 (2.4%);
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	4,343	49.5%	Barack Obama (D)	4,284	48.8%	155 [+]	1.8%	8,782	1	4	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 155 (1.8%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	50%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,999	59.6%	John Kerry (D)	3,341	39.8%	54 [+]	0.6%	8,394	0	9	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1 (0.0%);
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	4,319	52.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,833	46.4%	110 [+]	1.3%	8,262	-4	4	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 51 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 4 (0.0%);
1996	55%	Bill Clinton* (D)	4,076	47.2%	Robert Dole (R)	3,207	37.1%	1,359 [+]	15.7%	8,642	-10	-4	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,178 (13.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 62 (0.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	62%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,211	45.9%	George Bush* (R)	3,052	33.3%	1,905 [+]	20.8%	9,168	-10	-4	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,857 (20.3%);
1988	60%	Michael Dukakis (D)	4,320	50.3%	George Bush (R)	4,246	49.4%	31 [+]	0.4%	8,597	-10	-4	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,771	54.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	4,006	45.5%	36	0.4%	8,813	-8	-5	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	60%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,465	49.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,335	47.6%	303 [+]	3.3%	9,103	-7	-2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 212 (2.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 70 (0.8%);
1976	64%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,198	57.7%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,747	41.6%	61 [+]	0.7%	9,006	-12	-6	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	66%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,338	59.3%	George McGovern (D)	3,624	40.3%	39 [+]	0.4%	9,001	-7	-1	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	79%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,453	45.1%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,266	43.2%	1,155 [+]	11.7%	9,874	-7	0	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,135 (11.5%);
1964	87%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	7,351	65.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,867	34.3%	42	0.4%	11,260	-9	-4	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	91%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,012	49.9%	John Kennedy (D)	5,975	49.5%	73	0.6%	12,060	-5	0	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	80%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,048	50.6%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,829	48.8%	69	0.6%	11,946	-11	-9	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	84%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,964	53.6%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,929	45.6%	95	0.7%	12,988	-12	-10	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	73%	Harry Truman* (D)	6,705	56.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,824	40.9%	272 [+]	2.3%	11,801	-9	-4	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 141 (1.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	73%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,420	51.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,855	47.2%	122	1.0%	12,397	-5	1	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	85%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,667	56.7%	Wendell Willkie (R)	6,471	42.3%	151	1.0%	15,289	-8	-2	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	87%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,203	67.3%	Alf Landon (R)	4,685	30.9%	266 [+]	1.8%	15,154	-11	-6	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 161 (1.1%); William Lemke (Union) 79 (0.5%);
1932	71%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,835	62.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,667	29.4%	975 [+]	7.8%	12,477	-14	-10	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 789 (6.3%);
1928	68%	Herbert Hoover (R)	6,199	51.1%	Al Smith (D)	5,642	46.5%	293 [+]	2.4%	12,134	-9	-7	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 184 (1.5%);
1924	64%	John Davis (D)	5,213	43.3%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,139	42.6%	1,701 [+]	14.1%	12,053	-13	-11	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,610 (13.4%);
1920	66%	James Cox (D)	6,160	47.4%	Warren Harding (R)	5,376	41.4%	1,455 [+]	11.2%	12,991	-14	-19	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 867 (6.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 365 (2.8%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 164 (1.3%);
1916	38%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,880	52.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,630	35.2%	953 [+]	12.8%	7,463	-12	-11	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 667 (8.9%); James Hanly (Proh) 205 (2.7%);
1912	39%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,707	48.8%	William Taft* (R)	1,406	18.5%	2,480 [+]	32.7%	7,593	-5	-5	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,068 (14.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,045 (13.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 274 (3.6%);
1908	46%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,657	56.5%	William Taft (R)	2,942	35.7%	649 [+]	7.9%	8,248	-13	-16	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 398 (4.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 225 (2.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 3 (0.0%);
1904	45%	Alton Parker (D)	3,641	49.9%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,076	42.2%	578 [+]	7.9%	7,295	-12	-14	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 314 (4.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 200 (2.7%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 33 (0.5%);
1900	44%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,008	60.8%	William McKinley* (R)	2,326	35.3%	257 [+]	3.9%	6,591	-15	-16	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 201 (3.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 18 (0.3%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	2,153	23.9%
Donald Trump* (R)	6,691	74.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	150	1.7%
TOTAL	8,994
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	2,113	24.7%
Donald Trump (R)	6,138	71.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	308	3.6%
TOTAL	8,559
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,191	38.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,902	59.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	196	2.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,290
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	4,284	48.8%
John McCain (R)	4,343	49.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	155	1.8%
TOTAL	8,782
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	4,999	59.6%
John Kerry (D)	3,341	39.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	1	0.0%
Other	53	0.6%
TOTAL	8,394
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	4,319	52.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,833	46.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	4	0.0%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	51	0.6%
Other	55	0.7%
TOTAL	8,262
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 4

1996 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	4,076	47.2%
Robert Dole (R)	3,207	37.1%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,178	13.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	62	0.7%
Other	119	1.4%
TOTAL	8,642
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -4

1992 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,211	45.9%
George Bush* (R)	3,052	33.3%
Ross Perot (I)	1,857	20.3%
Other	48	0.5%
TOTAL	9,168
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,246	49.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,320	50.3%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	8,597
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -4

1984 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,771	54.1%
Walter Mondale (D)	4,006	45.5%
Other	36	0.4%
TOTAL	8,813
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,465	49.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,335	47.6%
John Anderson (I)	212	2.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	70	0.8%
Other	21	0.2%
TOTAL	9,103
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,198	57.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,747	41.6%
Other	61	0.7%
TOTAL	9,006
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,338	59.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,624	40.3%
Other	39	0.4%
TOTAL	9,001
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,266	43.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,453	45.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,135	11.5%
Other	20	0.2%
TOTAL	9,874
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1964 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	7,351	65.3%
Barry Goldwater (R)	3,867	34.3%
Other	42	0.4%
TOTAL	11,260
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,975	49.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,012	49.9%
Other	73	0.6%
TOTAL	12,060
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,829	48.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,048	50.6%
Other	69	0.6%
TOTAL	11,946
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -9

1952 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,929	45.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,964	53.6%
Other	95	0.7%
TOTAL	12,988
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -10

1948 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	6,705	56.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,824	40.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	141	1.2%
Other	131	1.1%
TOTAL	11,801
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -4

1944 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,420	51.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,855	47.2%
Other	122	1.0%
TOTAL	12,397
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,667	56.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,471	42.3%
Other	151	1.0%
TOTAL	15,289
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -2

1936 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,203	67.3%
Alf Landon (R)	4,685	30.9%
William Lemke (Union)	79	0.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	161	1.1%
Other	26	0.2%
TOTAL	15,154
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -6

1932 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,835	62.8%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,667	29.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	789	6.3%
Other	186	1.5%
TOTAL	12,477
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -10

1928 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	6,199	51.1%
Al Smith (D)	5,642	46.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	184	1.5%
Other	109	0.9%
TOTAL	12,134
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -7

1924 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,139	42.6%
John Davis (D)	5,213	43.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	1,610	13.4%
Other	91	0.8%
TOTAL	12,053
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -11

1920 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	5,376	41.4%
James Cox (D)	6,160	47.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	365	2.8%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	867	6.7%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	164	1.3%
Other	59	0.5%
TOTAL	12,991
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -19

1916 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,880	52.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,630	35.2%
Allan Benson (Soc)	667	8.9%
James Hanly (Proh)	205	2.7%
Other	81	1.1%
TOTAL	7,463
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -11

1912 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,707	48.8%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,068	14.1%
William Taft* (R)	1,406	18.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	1,045	13.8%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	274	3.6%
Other	93	1.2%
TOTAL	7,593
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1908 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,942	35.7%
William J. Bryan (D)	4,657	56.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	398	4.8%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	225	2.7%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	3	0.0%
Other	23	0.3%
TOTAL	8,248
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -16

1904 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,076	42.2%
Alton Parker (D)	3,641	49.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	200	2.7%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	314	4.3%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	33	0.5%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	7,295
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14

1900 President, Sullivan County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,326	35.3%
William J. Bryan (D)	4,008	60.8%
John Woolley (Proh)	201	3.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	18	0.3%
Other	38	0.6%
TOTAL	6,591
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sullivan 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)	4,544	71.9%	Thomas McDermott (D)	1,564	24.8%	210 [+]	3.3%	6,318	13	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 210 (3.3%);
2020	G	54%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	6,009	67.4%	Woody Myers (D)	1,550	17.4%	1,357 [+]	15.2%	8,916	11	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 1,357 (15.2%);
2018	S1	44%	Mike Braun (R)	4,340	58.7%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	2,663	36.0%	395 [+]	5.3%	7,398	8	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 395 (5.3%);
2016	S3	51%	Todd Young (R)	4,164	49.3%	Evan Bayh (D)	3,856	45.6%	429 [+]	5.1%	8,449	-3	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 429 (5.1%);
2016	G	51%	John Gregg (D)	4,720	55.4%	Eric Holcomb (R)	3,623	42.5%	176 [+]	2.1%	8,519	-9	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 176 (2.1%);
2012	S1	48%	Joe Donnelly (D)	4,134	51.0%	Richard Mourdock (R)	3,491	43.1%	481 [+]	5.9%	8,106	-1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 481 (5.9%);
2012	G	50%	John Gregg (D)	5,179	62.1%	Mike Pence (R)	2,948	35.3%	218 [+]	2.6%	8,345	-14	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 218 (2.6%);
2010	S3	38%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	3,392	52.6%	Dan Coats (R)	2,681	41.6%	372 [+]	5.8%	6,445	-13	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 372 (5.8%);
2008	G	51%	Jill Long (D)	4,779	55.9%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	3,463	40.5%	311 [+]	3.6%	8,553	-17	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 311 (3.6%);
2006	S1	31%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,489	85.1%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	783	14.9%	0	0.0%	5,272	-2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2004	S3	49%	Evan Bayh* (D)	6,072	73.6%	Marvin Scott (R)	2,099	25.4%	79 [+]	1.0%	8,250	-12	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 79 (1.0%);
2004	G	49%	Joe Kernan* (D)	4,530	54.4%	Mitch Daniels (R)	3,687	44.2%	116 [+]	1.4%	8,333	-9	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 116 (1.4%);
2000	S1	44%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,645	62.3%	David Johnson (D)	2,720	36.5%	86 [+]	1.2%	7,451	-4	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 86 (1.2%);
2000	G	47%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	5,215	65.9%	David McIntosh (R)	2,626	33.2%	71 [+]	0.9%	7,912	-8	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 71 (0.9%);
1998	S3	43%	Evan Bayh (D)	5,565	79.0%	Paul Helmke (R)	1,387	19.7%	90 [+]	1.3%	7,042	-15	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 90 (1.3%);
1996	G	52%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	5,405	66.0%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	2,666	32.6%	115 [+]	1.4%	8,186	-14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 115 (1.4%);
1994	S1	47%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,200	59.2%	Jim Jontz (D)	2,805	39.5%	90 [+]	1.3%	7,095	-8	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 49 (0.7%); Mary Barton (New Alliance) 41 (0.6%);
1992	S3	55%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	4,282	53.1%	Dan Coats* (R)	3,649	45.2%	138 [+]	1.7%	8,069	-12	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 115 (1.4%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 23 (0.3%);
1992	G	59%	Evan Bayh* (D)	6,488	74.6%	Linley Pearson (R)	2,159	24.8%	45 [+]	0.5%	8,692	-12	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 45 (0.5%);
1990	S3	51%	Baron Hill (D)	3,879	53.5%	Dan Coats (R)	3,367	46.4%	8 [+]	0.1%	7,254	-7	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.1%);
1988	S1	56%	Richard Lugar* (R)	4,684	58.7%	Jack Wickes (D)	3,290	41.3%	0	0.0%	7,974	-9	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	59%	Evan Bayh (D)	5,981	70.5%	John Mutz (R)	2,503	29.5%	0	0.0%	8,484	-17	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	48%	Dan Quayle* (R)	3,856	54.7%	Jill Long (D)	3,149	44.7%	39 [+]	0.6%	7,044	-6	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Rockland Snyder (American) 25 (0.4%); Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 14 (0.2%);
1984	G	58%	Wayne Townsend (D)	5,261	61.3%	Robert Orr* (R)	3,295	38.4%	27 [+]	0.3%	8,583	-14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 15 (0.2%); Rockland Snyder (American) 12 (0.1%);
1982	S1	51%	Floyd Fithian (D)	4,230	55.5%	Richard Lugar* (R)	3,372	44.2%	26 [+]	0.3%	7,628	-10	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 26 (0.3%);
1980	S3	59%	Birch Bayh* (D)	5,252	58.7%	Dan Quayle (R)	3,690	41.3%	0	0.0%	8,942	-13	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	56%	John Hillenbrand (D)	4,845	56.7%	Robert Orr (R)	3,680	43.1%	15 [+]	0.2%	8,540	-15	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 15 (0.2%);
1976	S1	62%	Vance Hartke* (D)	4,515	52.0%	Richard Lugar (R)	4,126	47.5%	38 [+]	0.4%	8,679	-11	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 31 (0.4%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 7 (0.1%);
1976	G	61%	Larry Conrad (D)	4,443	51.8%	Otis Bowen* (R)	4,099	47.8%	29 [+]	0.3%	8,571	-9	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 18 (0.2%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 11 (0.1%);
1974	S3	54%	Birch Bayh* (D)	4,486	59.4%	Richard Lugar (R)	3,021	40.0%	41 [+]	0.5%	7,548	-6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 41 (0.5%);
1972	G	67%	Otis Bowen (R)	4,675	51.0%	Matthew Welsh (D)	4,452	48.6%	35 [+]	0.4%	9,162	-6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 14 (0.2%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 12 (0.1%); Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 9 (0.1%);
1970	S1	66%	Vance Hartke* (D)	5,069	61.3%	Richard Roudebush (R)	3,205	38.7%	0	0.0%	8,274	-11	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	77%	Birch Bayh* (D)	5,995	62.5%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	3,563	37.2%	31 [+]	0.3%	9,589	-11	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 31 (0.3%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	76%	Robert Rock (D)	5,415	57.0%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	4,077	42.9%	7 [+]	0.1%	9,499	-10	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 7 (0.1%);
1964	S1	86%	Vance Hartke* (D)	6,646	59.7%	Russell Bontrager (R)	4,470	40.2%	9 [+]	0.1%	11,125	-5	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 6 (0.1%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1964	G	86%	Roger Branigin (D)	7,195	65.0%	Richard Ristine (R)	3,857	34.9%	13 [+]	0.1%	11,065	-9	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 10 (0.1%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1962	S3	83%	Birch Bayh (D)	6,564	60.6%	Homer Capehart* (R)	4,259	39.4%	0	0.0%	10,823	-10	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	91%	Matthew Welsh (D)	7,304	60.5%	Crawford Parker (R)	4,725	39.1%	45 [+]	0.4%	12,074	-10	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 36 (0.3%); Herman Kronewitter (Socialist Labor) 9 (0.1%);

*: 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 Sullivan County, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Sullivan County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Sullivan County, IN were estimated to be 36% Republican and 26% Democrat.