Union County, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Cincinnati, OH-IN-KY
Designated Market Area: Cincinnati, OH-IN-KY
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Center township (pop. 2,896) Liberty town (pop. 2,085) Union township (pop. 1,544) Liberty township (pop. 836) Brownsville township (pop. 806) Harrison township (pop. 673) West College Corner town (pop. 479) Harmony township (pop. 286) Brownsville CDP (pop. 173)  

Tracts in Union County, IN

Census Tract 9607, Union County, Indiana     Census Tract 9608, Union County, Indiana        

2022 population: 6,952   ( 564 from 2010 , 135 from 2020)
Land area: 161.2 square miles
Population density: 43.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,547	94.17%	10.1%
Black:	79	1.14%	139.4%
Indian:	18	0.26%	5.3%
Asian:	32	0.46%	28.0%
2+ races:	112	1.61%	53.4%
Hispanic:	164	2.36%	100.0%
Total non-White:	405	5.83%	71.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	169	11.9
Deaths:	241	17.0
Net Migration:	-70	-4.9
Net Immigration:	7	0.5

Change in White population:	-733	-9.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	169	2.2

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	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,688	77.2%	Joe Biden (D)	736	21.1%	59 [+]	1.7%	3,483	20	30	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 59 (1.7%);
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	2,445	74.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	715	21.7%	131 [+]	4.0%	3,291	18	28	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 126 (3.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 5 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,022	65.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,018	32.8%	64 [+]	2.1%	3,104	11	18	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 59 (1.9%);
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	2,061	61.4%	Barack Obama (D)	1,224	36.5%	70 [+]	2.1%	3,355	13	16	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 58 (1.7%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,266	67.8%	John Kerry (D)	1,045	31.2%	33 [+]	1.0%	3,344	8	17	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	1,838	65.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	927	32.8%	63 [+]	2.2%	2,828	8	17	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 30 (1.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 11 (0.4%);
1996	52%	Robert Dole (R)	1,334	48.9%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,019	37.3%	377 [+]	13.8%	2,730	2	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 364 (13.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 12 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	58%	George Bush* (R)	1,394	47.0%	Bill Clinton (D)	898	30.3%	676 [+]	22.8%	2,968	4	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 664 (22.4%);
1988	56%	George Bush (R)	1,814	65.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	946	34.2%	10 [+]	0.4%	2,770	6	12	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	58%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,970	70.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	816	29.1%	14	0.5%	2,800	9	12	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,766	63.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	898	32.3%	116 [+]	4.2%	2,780	8	13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 92 (3.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 21 (0.8%);
1976	64%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,631	58.2%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,160	41.4%	9 [+]	0.3%	2,800	5	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	66%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,043	72.5%	George McGovern (D)	765	27.1%	10 [+]	0.4%	2,818	6	12	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	79%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,691	56.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	920	30.5%	408 [+]	13.5%	3,019	6	13	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 404 (13.4%);
1964	79%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,531	50.9%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,463	48.7%	11	0.4%	3,005	7	12	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	87%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,087	63.7%	John Kennedy (D)	1,180	36.0%	8	0.2%	3,275	9	14	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	79%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,026	63.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,157	36.2%	9	0.3%	3,192	4	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	80%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,159	67.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,029	32.0%	23	0.7%	3,211	9	12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	74%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,859	63.3%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,049	35.7%	31 [+]	1.1%	2,939	14	18	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 3 (0.1%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	81%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,998	63.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,154	36.4%	17	0.5%	3,169	11	17	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	91%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,009	58.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,415	41.1%	19	0.6%	3,443	8	14	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	93%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,662	50.2%	Alf Landon (R)	1,630	49.2%	21 [+]	0.6%	3,313	7	13	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 21 (0.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	93%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,658	50.4%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,587	48.3%	44 [+]	1.3%	3,289	7	11	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 19 (0.6%);
1928	92%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,101	66.0%	Al Smith (D)	1,069	33.6%	14 [+]	0.4%	3,184	6	8	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	93%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,907	58.8%	John Davis (D)	1,284	39.6%	54 [+]	1.7%	3,245	4	5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 40 (1.2%);
1920	96%	Warren Harding (R)	1,984	58.3%	James Cox (D)	1,375	40.4%	44 [+]	1.3%	3,403	3	-2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 32 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 10 (0.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 2 (0.1%);
1916	53%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	997	52.9%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	826	43.9%	60 [+]	3.2%	1,883	6	7	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 38 (2.0%); Allan Benson (Soc) 19 (1.0%);
1912	50%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	705	39.3%	William Taft* (R)	643	35.9%	444 [+]	24.8%	1,792	13	13	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 342 (19.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 63 (3.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 38 (2.1%);
1908	57%	William Taft (R)	1,066	54.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	808	41.1%	91 [+]	4.6%	1,965	6	3	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 73 (3.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 18 (0.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	56%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,156	57.5%	Alton Parker (D)	758	37.7%	96 [+]	4.8%	2,010	4	1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 86 (4.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 7 (0.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.1%);
1900	55%	William McKinley* (R)	1,060	52.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	897	44.6%	55 [+]	2.7%	2,012	2	1	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 52 (2.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	736	21.1%
Donald Trump* (R)	2,688	77.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	59	1.7%
TOTAL	3,483
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	715	21.7%
Donald Trump (R)	2,445	74.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	126	3.8%
Jill Stein (Grn)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,291
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,018	32.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,022	65.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	59	1.9%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,104
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,224	36.5%
John McCain (R)	2,061	61.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	58	1.7%
Other	12	0.4%
TOTAL	3,355
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	2,266	67.8%
John Kerry (D)	1,045	31.2%
Other	33	1.0%
TOTAL	3,344
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	1,838	65.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	927	32.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	11	0.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	30	1.1%
Other	22	0.8%
TOTAL	2,828
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 17

1996 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	1,019	37.3%
Robert Dole (R)	1,334	48.9%
Ross Perot (Ref)	364	13.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	12	0.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,730
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 8

1992 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	898	30.3%
George Bush* (R)	1,394	47.0%
Ross Perot (I)	664	22.4%
Other	12	0.4%
TOTAL	2,968
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 10

1988 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,814	65.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	946	34.2%
Other	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,770
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 12

1984 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,970	70.4%
Walter Mondale (D)	816	29.1%
Other	14	0.5%
TOTAL	2,800
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1980 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,766	63.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	898	32.3%
John Anderson (I)	92	3.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	21	0.8%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,780
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 13

1976 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,160	41.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,631	58.2%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,800
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,043	72.5%
George McGovern (D)	765	27.1%
Other	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,818
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 12

1968 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,691	56.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	920	30.5%
George Wallace (AIP)	404	13.4%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,019
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1964 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,463	48.7%
Barry Goldwater (R)	1,531	50.9%
Other	11	0.4%
TOTAL	3,005
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,180	36.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,087	63.7%
Other	8	0.2%
TOTAL	3,275
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 14

1956 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,026	63.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,157	36.2%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,192
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

1952 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,159	67.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,029	32.0%
Other	23	0.7%
TOTAL	3,211
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1948 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,049	35.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,859	63.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	3	0.1%
Other	28	1.0%
TOTAL	2,939
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 18

1944 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,154	36.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,998	63.0%
Other	17	0.5%
TOTAL	3,169
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 17

1940 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,415	41.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,009	58.4%
Other	19	0.6%
TOTAL	3,443
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 14

1936 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,662	50.2%
Alf Landon (R)	1,630	49.2%
William Lemke (Union)	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,313
Turnout: 93% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 13

1932 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,587	48.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,658	50.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	19	0.6%
Other	25	0.8%
TOTAL	3,289
Turnout: 93% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 11

1928 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,101	66.0%
Al Smith (D)	1,069	33.6%
Other	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,184
Turnout: 92% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8

1924 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,907	58.8%
John Davis (D)	1,284	39.6%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	40	1.2%
Other	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,245
Turnout: 93% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5

1920 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	1,984	58.3%
James Cox (D)	1,375	40.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	10	0.3%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	2	0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	32	0.9%
TOTAL	3,403
Turnout: 96% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -2

1916 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	826	43.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	997	52.9%
Allan Benson (Soc)	19	1.0%
James Hanly (Proh)	38	2.0%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,883
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 7

1912 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	705	39.3%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	342	19.1%
William Taft* (R)	643	35.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	38	2.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	63	3.5%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,792
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 13

1908 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,066	54.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	808	41.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	18	0.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	73	3.7%
TOTAL	1,965
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1904 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,156	57.5%
Alton Parker (D)	758	37.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	3	0.1%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	86	4.3%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,010
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1900 President, Union County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	1,060	52.7%
William J. Bryan (D)	897	44.6%
John Woolley (Proh)	52	2.6%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,012
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Union 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	45%	Todd Young (R)	1,946	78.3%	Thomas McDermott (D)	472	19.0%	68 [+]	2.7%	2,486	20	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 68 (2.7%);
2020	G	62%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	2,533	73.2%	Woody Myers (D)	603	17.4%	323 [+]	9.3%	3,459	17	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 323 (9.3%);
2018	S1	45%	Mike Braun (R)	1,749	69.8%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	682	27.2%	73 [+]	2.9%	2,504	19	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 73 (2.9%);
2016	S3	59%	Todd Young (R)	2,252	68.5%	Evan Bayh (D)	901	27.4%	136 [+]	4.1%	3,289	16	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 136 (4.1%);
2016	G	59%	Eric Holcomb (R)	2,179	66.8%	John Gregg (D)	936	28.7%	147 [+]	4.5%	3,262	15	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 147 (4.5%);
2012	S1	54%	Richard Mourdock (R)	1,732	57.4%	Joe Donnelly (D)	1,098	36.4%	185 [+]	6.1%	3,015	13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 185 (6.1%);
2012	G	54%	Mike Pence (R)	1,963	64.4%	John Gregg (D)	940	30.8%	145 [+]	4.8%	3,048	15	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 145 (4.8%);
2010	S3	43%	Dan Coats (R)	1,590	66.1%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	658	27.4%	157 [+]	6.5%	2,405	12	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 157 (6.5%);
2008	G	59%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	1,756	53.1%	Jill Long (D)	1,412	42.7%	138 [+]	4.2%	3,306	-5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 138 (4.2%);
2006	S1	41%	Richard Lugar* (R)	1,913	85.1%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	336	14.9%	0	0.0%	2,249	-2	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2004	S3	60%	Evan Bayh* (D)	1,777	54.6%	Marvin Scott (R)	1,417	43.6%	58 [+]	1.8%	3,252	6	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 58 (1.8%);
2004	G	61%	Mitch Daniels (R)	2,040	61.5%	Joe Kernan* (D)	1,217	36.7%	59 [+]	1.8%	3,316	8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 59 (1.8%);
2000	S1	52%	Richard Lugar* (R)	2,068	74.4%	David Johnson (D)	673	24.2%	39 [+]	1.4%	2,780	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 39 (1.4%);
2000	G	52%	David McIntosh (R)	1,423	51.2%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	1,322	47.6%	34 [+]	1.2%	2,779	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 32 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
1998	S3	45%	Evan Bayh (D)	1,451	60.7%	Paul Helmke (R)	889	37.2%	51 [+]	2.1%	2,391	2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 51 (2.1%);
1996	G	51%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	1,380	51.4%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	1,249	46.5%	57 [+]	2.1%	2,686	5	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 57 (2.1%);
1994	S1	47%	Richard Lugar* (R)	1,742	71.7%	Jim Jontz (D)	623	25.7%	63 [+]	2.6%	2,428	4	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 35 (1.4%); Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 28 (1.2%);
1992	S3	56%	Dan Coats* (R)	1,705	59.6%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	1,097	38.4%	57 [+]	2.0%	2,859	2	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 49 (1.7%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 8 (0.3%);
1992	G	56%	Evan Bayh* (D)	1,457	51.4%	Linley Pearson (R)	1,339	47.3%	36 [+]	1.3%	2,832	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 36 (1.3%);
1990	S3	45%	Dan Coats (R)	1,363	60.0%	Baron Hill (D)	905	39.9%	3 [+]	0.1%	2,271	6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
1988	S1	51%	Richard Lugar* (R)	1,869	73.8%	Jack Wickes (D)	664	26.2%	0	0.0%	2,533	6	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	55%	John Mutz (R)	1,488	54.2%	Evan Bayh (D)	1,256	45.8%	0	0.0%	2,744	7	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	48%	Dan Quayle* (R)	1,643	69.7%	Jill Long (D)	683	29.0%	32 [+]	1.4%	2,358	9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Rockland Snyder (American) 18 (0.8%); Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 14 (0.6%);
1984	G	57%	Robert Orr* (R)	1,770	64.2%	Wayne Townsend (D)	964	35.0%	21 [+]	0.8%	2,755	12	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 11 (0.4%); Rockland Snyder (American) 10 (0.4%);
1982	S1	49%	Richard Lugar* (R)	1,518	64.7%	Floyd Fithian (D)	815	34.7%	15 [+]	0.6%	2,348	11	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 15 (0.6%);
1980	S3	59%	Dan Quayle (R)	1,629	58.5%	Birch Bayh* (D)	1,154	41.5%	0	0.0%	2,783	5	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	58%	Robert Orr (R)	1,670	61.4%	John Hillenbrand (D)	1,039	38.2%	10 [+]	0.4%	2,719	4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 10 (0.4%);
1976	S1	63%	Richard Lugar (R)	1,682	60.9%	Vance Hartke* (D)	1,070	38.7%	12 [+]	0.4%	2,764	2	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 9 (0.3%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 3 (0.1%);
1976	G	63%	Otis Bowen* (R)	1,645	60.3%	Larry Conrad (D)	1,076	39.4%	8 [+]	0.3%	2,729	3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 6 (0.2%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 2 (0.1%);
1974	S3	56%	Richard Lugar (R)	1,260	51.9%	Birch Bayh* (D)	1,148	47.2%	22 [+]	0.9%	2,430	5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 22 (0.9%);
1972	G	66%	Otis Bowen (R)	1,701	60.2%	Matthew Welsh (D)	1,119	39.6%	4 [+]	0.1%	2,824	3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 3 (0.1%); Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 1 (0.0%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1970	S1	61%	Richard Roudebush (R)	1,433	60.0%	Vance Hartke* (D)	957	40.0%	0	0.0%	2,390	10	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	77%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	1,554	53.0%	Birch Bayh* (D)	1,370	46.8%	6 [+]	0.2%	2,930	5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 6 (0.2%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	76%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	1,674	57.8%	Robert Rock (D)	1,214	41.9%	6 [+]	0.2%	2,894	5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 6 (0.2%);
1964	S1	79%	Russell Bontrager (R)	1,503	50.6%	Vance Hartke* (D)	1,461	49.2%	7 [+]	0.2%	2,971	5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 7 (0.2%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	78%	Richard Ristine (R)	1,481	50.5%	Roger Branigin (D)	1,444	49.2%	8 [+]	0.3%	2,933	7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 8 (0.3%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1962	S3	76%	Homer Capehart* (R)	1,671	58.5%	Birch Bayh (D)	1,186	41.5%	0	0.0%	2,857	9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	87%	Crawford Parker (R)	1,908	58.4%	Matthew Welsh (D)	1,349	41.3%	9 [+]	0.3%	3,266	9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 7 (0.2%); Herman Kronewitter (Socialist Labor) 2 (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 Union County, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Union County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Union County, IN were estimated to be 43% Republican and 15% Democrat.