Whitley County, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Fort Wayne, IN
Designated Market Area: Fort Wayne, IN-OH
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Columbia township (pop. 11,733) Columbia City city (pop. 9,478) Smith township (pop. 5,245) Thorncreek township (pop. 4,184) Cleveland township (pop. 3,325) Union township (pop. 2,624) Jefferson township (pop. 2,413) Etna-Troy township (pop. 1,904) Churubusco town (pop. 1,829) Richland township (pop. 1,680) South Whitley town (pop. 1,273) Tri-Lakes CDP (pop. 1,258) Washington township (pop. 1,151) Larwill town (pop. 405) Coesse CDP (pop. 142)  

Tracts in Whitley County, IN

Census Tract 501, Whitley County, Indiana     Census Tract 502, Whitley County, Indiana     Census Tract 503, Whitley County, Indiana     Census Tract 504.01, Whitley County, Indiana     Census Tract 504.02, Whitley County, Indiana     Census Tract 505, Whitley County, Indiana     Census Tract 506, Whitley County, Indiana     Census Tract 507, Whitley County, Indiana        

2022 population: 34,627   ( 1,335 from 2010 , 437 from 2020)
Land area: 335.6 square miles
Population density: 103.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	32,726	94.51%	1.8%
Black:	209	0.60%	117.7%
Indian:	97	0.28%	27.6%
Asian:	187	0.54%	67.0%
2+ races:	509	1.47%	57.1%
Hispanic:	899	2.60%	74.6%
Total non-White:	1,901	5.49%	66.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	854	12.5
Deaths:	843	12.3
Net Migration:	411	6.0
Net Immigration:	15	0.2

Change in White population:	579	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	756	2.3

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	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	12,862	73.1%	Joe Biden (D)	4,234	24.1%	492 [+]	2.8%	17,588	16	26	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 453 (2.6%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	11,358	72.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,379	21.4%	1,022 [+]	6.5%	15,759	16	26	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 799 (5.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 58 (0.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	10,258	68.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,420	29.4%	354 [+]	2.4%	15,032	14	21	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 328 (2.2%);
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	9,124	60.0%	Barack Obama (D)	5,862	38.5%	222 [+]	1.5%	15,208	11	14	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 187 (1.2%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	9,512	70.6%	John Kerry (D)	3,880	28.8%	89 [+]	0.7%	13,481	11	20	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 7 (0.1%);
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	8,080	65.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,107	33.0%	245 [+]	2.0%	12,432	8	17	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 128 (1.0%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 30 (0.2%);
1996	54%	Robert Dole (R)	5,965	51.3%	Bill Clinton* (D)	4,176	35.9%	1,484 [+]	12.8%	11,625	4	11	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,392 (12.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 89 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	59%	George Bush* (R)	5,217	43.3%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,569	29.6%	3,270 [+]	27.1%	12,056	0	6	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 3,195 (26.5%);
1988	59%	George Bush (R)	7,679	67.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,642	32.0%	65 [+]	0.6%	11,386	8	14	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	61%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	7,763	67.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,690	31.9%	98	0.8%	11,551	6	8	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	71%	Ronald Reagan (R)	7,146	55.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,497	35.1%	1,178 [+]	9.2%	12,821	0	5	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 928 (7.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 206 (1.6%);
1976	76%	Gerald Ford* (R)	6,761	54.3%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,445	43.8%	235 [+]	1.9%	12,441	1	6	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	73%	Richard Nixon* (R)	7,489	65.7%	George McGovern (D)	3,838	33.7%	77 [+]	0.7%	11,404	0	5	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	79%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,684	53.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,848	36.1%	1,139 [+]	10.7%	10,671	3	10	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,120 (10.5%);
1964	83%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	5,798	53.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	4,896	45.6%	53	0.5%	10,747	2	7	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	89%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,621	60.5%	John Kennedy (D)	4,266	39.0%	56	0.5%	10,943	5	11	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	80%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,422	63.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,688	36.3%	47	0.5%	10,157	3	6	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	80%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,893	60.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,755	38.4%	128	1.3%	9,776	2	5	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	77%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,715	51.9%	Harry Truman* (D)	4,240	46.6%	134 [+]	1.5%	9,089	2	7	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 32 (0.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	83%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,268	55.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,079	43.3%	80	0.8%	9,427	3	10	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	88%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,100	53.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,404	46.1%	57	0.6%	9,561	3	9	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	91%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,115	55.9%	Alf Landon (R)	3,959	43.3%	76 [+]	0.8%	9,150	1	7	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 62 (0.7%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 13 (0.1%);
1932	91%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,058	57.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,471	39.2%	324 [+]	3.7%	8,853	-4	0	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 32 (0.4%);
1928	83%	Herbert Hoover (R)	4,519	57.4%	Al Smith (D)	3,294	41.9%	56 [+]	0.7%	7,869	-2	-1	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.0%);
1924	86%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,420	54.8%	John Davis (D)	3,484	43.2%	156 [+]	1.9%	8,060	0	1	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 128 (1.6%);
1920	93%	Warren Harding (R)	4,530	52.5%	James Cox (D)	3,929	45.5%	170 [+]	2.0%	8,629	-3	-8	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 122 (1.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 34 (0.4%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 14 (0.2%);
1916	52%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,510	51.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,191	44.7%	202 [+]	4.1%	4,903	-3	-1	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 170 (3.5%); Allan Benson (Soc) 26 (0.5%);
1912	47%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,206	49.0%	William Taft* (R)	1,082	24.0%	1,218 [+]	27.0%	4,506	1	1	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 990 (22.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 154 (3.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 70 (1.6%);
1908	53%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,493	50.4%	William Taft (R)	2,302	46.6%	148 [+]	3.0%	4,943	-2	-5	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 134 (2.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 13 (0.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	51%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,359	49.0%	Alton Parker (D)	2,281	47.4%	175 [+]	3.6%	4,815	-5	-7	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 140 (2.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 18 (0.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 15 (0.3%);
1900	50%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,361	49.7%	William McKinley* (R)	2,271	47.8%	122 [+]	2.6%	4,754	-3	-4	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 113 (2.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	4,234	24.1%
Donald Trump* (R)	12,862	73.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	453	2.6%
Other	39	0.2%
TOTAL	17,588
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	3,379	21.4%
Donald Trump (R)	11,358	72.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	799	5.1%
Jill Stein (Grn)	58	0.4%
Other	165	1.0%
TOTAL	15,759
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	4,420	29.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	10,258	68.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	328	2.2%
Other	26	0.2%
TOTAL	15,032
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	5,862	38.5%
John McCain (R)	9,124	60.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	187	1.2%
Other	35	0.2%
TOTAL	15,208
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	9,512	70.6%
John Kerry (D)	3,880	28.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	7	0.1%
Other	82	0.6%
TOTAL	13,481
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 20

2000 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	8,080	65.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,107	33.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	30	0.2%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	128	1.0%
Other	87	0.7%
TOTAL	12,432
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 17

1996 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	4,176	35.9%
Robert Dole (R)	5,965	51.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,392	12.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	89	0.8%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	11,625
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1992 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,569	29.6%
George Bush* (R)	5,217	43.3%
Ross Perot (I)	3,195	26.5%
Other	75	0.6%
TOTAL	12,056
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 6

1988 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	7,679	67.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,642	32.0%
Other	65	0.6%
TOTAL	11,386
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 14

1984 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	7,763	67.2%
Walter Mondale (D)	3,690	31.9%
Other	98	0.8%
TOTAL	11,551
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	7,146	55.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,497	35.1%
John Anderson (I)	928	7.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	206	1.6%
Other	44	0.3%
TOTAL	12,821
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,445	43.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,761	54.3%
Other	235	1.9%
TOTAL	12,441
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,489	65.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,838	33.7%
Other	77	0.7%
TOTAL	11,404
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1968 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,684	53.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,848	36.1%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,120	10.5%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	10,671
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1964 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	5,798	53.9%
Barry Goldwater (R)	4,896	45.6%
Other	53	0.5%
TOTAL	10,747
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,266	39.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,621	60.5%
Other	56	0.5%
TOTAL	10,943
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11

1956 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,422	63.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,688	36.3%
Other	47	0.5%
TOTAL	10,157
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6

1952 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,893	60.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,755	38.4%
Other	128	1.3%
TOTAL	9,776
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	4,240	46.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,715	51.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	32	0.4%
Other	102	1.1%
TOTAL	9,089
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1944 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,079	43.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,268	55.9%
Other	80	0.8%
TOTAL	9,427
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1940 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,404	46.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,100	53.3%
Other	57	0.6%
TOTAL	9,561
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,115	55.9%
Alf Landon (R)	3,959	43.3%
William Lemke (Union)	62	0.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	13	0.1%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,150
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1932 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,058	57.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,471	39.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	32	0.4%
Other	292	3.3%
TOTAL	8,853
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,519	57.4%
Al Smith (D)	3,294	41.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.0%
Other	54	0.7%
TOTAL	7,869
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -1

1924 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,420	54.8%
John Davis (D)	3,484	43.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	128	1.6%
Other	28	0.3%
TOTAL	8,060
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1920 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	4,530	52.5%
James Cox (D)	3,929	45.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	34	0.4%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	14	0.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	122	1.4%
TOTAL	8,629
Turnout: 93% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -8

1916 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,510	51.2%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,191	44.7%
Allan Benson (Soc)	26	0.5%
James Hanly (Proh)	170	3.5%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,903
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -1

1912 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,206	49.0%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	990	22.0%
William Taft* (R)	1,082	24.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	70	1.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	154	3.4%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,506
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1

1908 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,302	46.6%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,493	50.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	13	0.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	134	2.7%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,943
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1904 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,359	49.0%
Alton Parker (D)	2,281	47.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	15	0.3%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	140	2.9%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	18	0.4%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,815
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -7

1900 President, Whitley County, IN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,271	47.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,361	49.7%
John Woolley (Proh)	113	2.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	1	0.0%
Other	8	0.2%
TOTAL	4,754
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Whitley 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	43%	Todd Young (R)	8,586	74.5%	Thomas McDermott (D)	2,442	21.2%	492 [+]	4.3%	11,520	16	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James Sceniak (Libertarian) 442 (3.8%); Other (Write-in) 50 (0.4%);
2020	G	66%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	11,522	66.0%	Donald Rainwater (Libertarian)	3,191	18.3%	2,738 [+]	15.7%	17,451	10	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Woody Myers (D) 2,738 (15.7%);
2018	S1	51%	Mike Braun (R)	9,019	67.4%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	3,818	28.5%	547 [+]	4.1%	13,384	17	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 547 (4.1%);
2016	S3	60%	Todd Young (R)	9,865	63.3%	Evan Bayh (D)	4,500	28.9%	1,208 [+]	7.8%	15,573	11	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 1,208 (7.8%);
2016	G	60%	Eric Holcomb (R)	9,972	64.2%	John Gregg (D)	4,933	31.8%	616 [+]	4.0%	15,521	13	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 613 (3.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2012	S1	58%	Richard Mourdock (R)	8,584	58.4%	Joe Donnelly (D)	5,157	35.1%	955 [+]	6.5%	14,696	14	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 955 (6.5%);
2012	G	58%	Mike Pence (R)	9,085	61.4%	John Gregg (D)	5,209	35.2%	493 [+]	3.3%	14,787	12	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rupert Boneham (Libertarian) 493 (3.3%);
2010	S3	43%	Dan Coats (R)	6,869	64.4%	Brad Ellsworth (D)	3,105	29.1%	700 [+]	6.6%	10,674	10	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 695 (6.5%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
2008	G	61%	Mitch Daniels* (R)	8,997	60.5%	Jill Long (D)	5,566	37.4%	320 [+]	2.2%	14,883	3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 320 (2.2%);
2006	S1	37%	Richard Lugar* (R)	7,855	87.5%	Steven Osborn (Libertarian)	1,123	12.5%	0	0.0%	8,978	0	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2004	S3	57%	Evan Bayh* (D)	7,405	55.6%	Marvin Scott (R)	5,761	43.3%	146 [+]	1.1%	13,312	6	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Barger (Libertarian) 146 (1.1%);
2004	G	56%	Mitch Daniels (R)	8,332	62.9%	Joe Kernan* (D)	4,758	35.9%	149 [+]	1.1%	13,239	10	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Kenn Gividen (Libertarian) 149 (1.1%);
2000	S1	55%	Richard Lugar* (R)	9,426	76.2%	David Johnson (D)	2,757	22.3%	194 [+]	1.6%	12,377	10	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Paul Hager (Libertarian) 194 (1.6%);
2000	G	55%	Frank O'Bannon* (D)	6,326	51.0%	David McIntosh (R)	5,781	46.6%	301 [+]	2.4%	12,408	5	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 301 (2.4%);
1998	S3	43%	Evan Bayh (D)	5,586	58.9%	Paul Helmke (R)	3,680	38.8%	222 [+]	2.3%	9,488	4	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 222 (2.3%);
1996	G	54%	Steve Goldsmith (R)	5,935	51.3%	Frank O'Bannon (D)	5,345	46.2%	299 [+]	2.6%	11,579	4	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 299 (2.6%);
1994	S1	47%	Richard Lugar* (R)	6,805	70.0%	Jim Jontz (D)	2,680	27.6%	238 [+]	2.4%	9,723	3	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Barbara Bourland (Libertarian) 153 (1.6%); Mary Barton (New Alliance) 85 (0.9%);
1992	S3	57%	Dan Coats* (R)	7,229	62.2%	Joseph Hogsett (D)	4,107	35.3%	283 [+]	2.4%	11,619	5	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Steve Dillon (Libertarian) 251 (2.2%); Raymond Tirado (New Alliance) 31 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1992	G	59%	Evan Bayh* (D)	6,849	57.5%	Linley Pearson (R)	4,806	40.3%	262 [+]	2.2%	11,917	3	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mary Barton (New Alliance) 262 (2.2%);
1990	S3	49%	Dan Coats (R)	5,874	60.2%	Baron Hill (D)	3,871	39.7%	14 [+]	0.1%	9,759	7	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 14 (0.1%);
1988	S1	59%	Richard Lugar* (R)	8,683	76.3%	Jack Wickes (D)	2,698	23.7%	0	0.0%	11,381	8	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	59%	Evan Bayh (D)	6,063	53.1%	John Mutz (R)	5,357	46.9%	0	0.0%	11,420	0	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	45%	Dan Quayle* (R)	5,203	60.0%	Jill Long (D)	3,404	39.3%	62 [+]	0.7%	8,669	-1	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Bradford Warren (Libertarian) 33 (0.4%); Rockland Snyder (American) 29 (0.3%);
1984	G	62%	Robert Orr* (R)	6,447	55.6%	Wayne Townsend (D)	5,038	43.4%	112 [+]	1.0%	11,597	3	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 60 (0.5%); Rockland Snyder (American) 52 (0.4%);
1982	S1	56%	Richard Lugar* (R)	6,240	60.7%	Floyd Fithian (D)	3,928	38.2%	106 [+]	1.0%	10,274	7	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Raymond James (American) 106 (1.0%);
1980	S3	69%	Dan Quayle (R)	6,990	55.6%	Birch Bayh* (D)	5,592	44.4%	0	0.0%	12,582	2	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1980	G	69%	Robert Orr (R)	7,276	58.3%	John Hillenbrand (D)	5,165	41.4%	33 [+]	0.3%	12,474	1	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Cletus Artist (American) 33 (0.3%);
1976	S1	75%	Richard Lugar (R)	7,283	59.0%	Vance Hartke* (D)	4,824	39.1%	232 [+]	1.9%	12,339	0	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Don Lee (American) 219 (1.8%); David Hoagland (U.S. Labor) 13 (0.1%);
1976	G	75%	Otis Bowen* (R)	6,980	57.0%	Larry Conrad (D)	5,117	41.8%	156 [+]	1.3%	12,253	0	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Daniel Talbot (American) 145 (1.2%); Samuel Washington (U.S. Labor) 11 (0.1%);
1974	S3	68%	Birch Bayh* (D)	5,496	50.3%	Richard Lugar (R)	4,929	45.1%	492 [+]	4.5%	10,917	-1	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Don Lee (American) 492 (4.5%);
1972	G	73%	Otis Bowen (R)	6,242	54.8%	Matthew Welsh (D)	5,120	44.9%	38 [+]	0.3%	11,400	-2	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Berryman Hurley (American Independent) 23 (0.2%); Finley Campbell (Peace & Freedom) 11 (0.1%); John Morris (Socialist Labor) 4 (0.0%);
1970	S1	70%	Vance Hartke* (D)	5,090	51.6%	Richard Roudebush (R)	4,770	48.4%	0	0.0%	9,860	-1	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	S3	79%	Birch Bayh* (D)	5,487	51.5%	William Ruckelshaus (R)	5,141	48.3%	19 [+]	0.2%	10,647	0	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Earl Malcolm (Prohibition) 19 (0.2%); Ralph Levitt (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	78%	Edgar Whitcomb (R)	5,503	52.2%	Robert Rock (D)	5,020	47.6%	20 [+]	0.2%	10,543	-1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Melvin Hawk (Prohibition) 20 (0.2%);
1964	S1	83%	Vance Hartke* (D)	5,415	51.0%	Russell Bontrager (R)	5,190	48.8%	21 [+]	0.2%	10,626	4	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 21 (0.2%); Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	82%	Roger Branigin (D)	5,777	54.6%	Richard Ristine (R)	4,779	45.2%	27 [+]	0.3%	10,583	2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Chester Bohannan (Prohibition) 25 (0.2%); Gordon Lang (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1962	S3	77%	Homer Capehart* (R)	4,951	51.2%	Birch Bayh (D)	4,711	48.8%	0	0.0%	9,662	2	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	G	88%	Crawford Parker (R)	5,403	49.8%	Matthew Welsh (D)	5,388	49.7%	52 [+]	0.5%	10,843	1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 46 (0.4%); Herman Kronewitter (Socialist Labor) 6 (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 Whitley County, IN

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Voter Registration Data for Whitley County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Whitley County, IN were estimated to be 47% Republican and 13% Democrat.