Election Results for Indianapolis, IN Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	79,434	13.0
Deaths:	75,911	12.4
Net Migration:	14,312	2.3
Net Immigration:	13,023	2.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +69,148	D +48,450	D + 5.9%
D +117,598
2020 vs. 2012	R +119,281	R +28,780	R + 0.5%
D +90,501
2020 vs. 2008	R +155,522	R +163,197	R + 12.2%
D -7,675

2016 vs. 2008	R +86,374	R +211,647	R + 18.0%
D -125,273
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	752,148	54.1%	Joe Biden (D)	604,883	43.5%	32,369 [+]	2.3%	1,389,400	7	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 28,098 (2.0%);
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	683,000	54.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	487,285	39.0%	79,978 [+]	6.4%	1,250,263	9	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 64,987 (5.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,448 (0.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	632,867	53.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	514,382	43.8%	26,116 [+]	2.2%	1,173,365	7	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 23,662 (2.0%);
2008	58%	Barack Obama (D)	612,558	50.0%	John McCain (R)	596,626	48.7%	15,567 [+]	1.3%	1,224,751	3	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 12,558 (1.0%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	664,227	61.7%	John Kerry (D)	402,966	37.5%	8,703 [+]	0.8%	1,075,896	11	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 628 (0.1%);
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	548,392	58.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	359,381	38.5%	25,245 [+]	2.7%	933,018	11	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 9,580 (1.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 7,013 (0.8%);
1996	49%	Robert Dole (R)	465,852	51.0%	Bill Clinton* (D)	344,519	37.7%	102,322 [+]	11.2%	912,693	10	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 93,639 (10.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7,575 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	55%	George Bush* (R)	451,992	46.3%	Bill Clinton (D)	318,664	32.6%	206,540 [+]	21.1%	977,196	9	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 201,374 (20.6%);
1988	54%	George Bush (R)	582,615	63.0%	Michael Dukakis (D)	337,021	36.5%	4,622 [+]	0.5%	924,258	10	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	56%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	601,046	64.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	321,584	34.6%	5,625	0.6%	928,255	6	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	58%	Ronald Reagan (R)	550,056	58.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	333,115	35.5%	54,814 [+]	5.8%	937,985	8	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 42,793 (4.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 8,018 (0.9%);
1976	62%	Gerald Ford* (R)	520,331	55.8%	Jimmy Carter (D)	403,393	43.3%	8,571 [+]	0.9%	932,295	8	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	60%	Richard Nixon* (R)	603,003	69.1%	George McGovern (D)	265,927	30.5%	4,246 [+]	0.5%	873,176	8	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	68%	Richard Nixon (R)	462,064	53.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	307,709	35.4%	99,584 [+]	11.5%	869,357	10	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 97,378 (11.2%);
1964	71%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	449,066	52.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	400,728	46.9%	3,739	0.4%	853,533	8	1.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	75%	Richard Nixon (R)	499,706	58.7%	John Kennedy (D)	348,455	40.9%	3,221	0.4%	851,382	9	1.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	69%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	482,832	61.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	303,554	38.5%	3,074	0.4%	789,460	4	1.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	75%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	477,147	60.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	308,398	38.9%	6,383	0.8%	791,928	5	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	66%	Thomas Dewey (R)	331,131	51.1%	Harry Truman* (D)	307,479	47.4%	10,029 [+]	1.5%	648,639	6	1.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 2,583 (0.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	72%	Thomas Dewey (R)	360,099	53.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	305,837	45.5%	6,721	1.0%	672,657	8	1.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	84%	Wendell Willkie (R)	381,926	51.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	354,323	47.9%	3,811	0.5%	740,060	7	1.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	83%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	374,049	54.7%	Alf Landon (R)	300,364	44.0%	8,922 [+]	1.3%	683,335	7	1.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 7,031 (1.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,564 (0.2%);
1932	82%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	343,100	52.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	297,170	45.2%	17,887 [+]	2.7%	658,157	6	1.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 10,511 (1.6%);
1928	76%	Herbert Hoover (R)	356,576	61.7%	Al Smith (D)	217,268	37.6%	4,397 [+]	0.8%	578,241	3	1.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,440 (0.2%);
1924	73%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	309,675	57.2%	John Davis (D)	208,767	38.5%	23,220 [+]	4.3%	541,662	3	1.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 20,834 (3.8%);
1920	76%	Warren Harding (R)	299,074	54.8%	James Cox (D)	228,437	41.9%	18,335 [+]	3.4%	545,846	-6	2.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 11,027 (2.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 6,376 (1.2%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 801 (0.1%);
1916	45%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	148,642	48.7%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	138,643	45.4%	18,091 [+]	5.9%	305,376	3	1.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 8,914 (2.9%); James Hanly (Proh) 7,422 (2.4%);
1912	43%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	120,030	42.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	71,599	25.5%	88,729 [+]	31.6%	280,358	-1	1.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 63,066 (22.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 15,365 (5.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 8,935 (3.2%);
1908	49%	William Taft (R)	146,307	48.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	140,672	46.8%	13,609 [+]	4.5%	300,588	-3	2.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 8,692 (2.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 4,141 (1.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 113 (0.0%);
1904	49%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	161,240	55.5%	Alton Parker (D)	112,483	38.7%	17,043 [+]	5.9%	290,766	-1	2.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 11,746 (4.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3,593 (1.2%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 1,048 (0.4%);
1900	49%	William McKinley* (R)	147,039	52.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	125,039	44.5%	8,799 [+]	3.1%	280,877	1	2.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 6,885 (2.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 788 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

604,883

43.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

752,148

54.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

28,098

2.0%

Other

4,271

0.3%

TOTAL

1,389,400

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

487,285

39.0%

Donald Trump (R)

683,000

54.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

64,987

5.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3,448

0.3%

Other

11,543

0.9%

TOTAL

1,250,263

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

514,382

43.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

632,867

53.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

23,662

2.0%

Other

2,454

0.2%

TOTAL

1,173,365

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

612,558

50.0%

John McCain (R)

596,626

48.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

12,558

1.0%

Other

3,009

0.2%

TOTAL

1,224,751

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

664,227

61.7%

John Kerry (D)

402,966

37.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

628

0.1%

Other

8,075

0.8%

TOTAL

1,075,896

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

548,392

58.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

359,381

38.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

9,580

1.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

7,013

0.8%

Other

8,652

0.9%

TOTAL

933,018

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 11

1996 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

344,519

37.7%

Robert Dole (R)

465,852

51.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

93,639

10.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

7,575

0.8%

Other

1,108

0.1%

TOTAL

912,693

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 10

1992 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

318,664

32.6%

George Bush* (R)

451,992

46.3%

Ross Perot (I)

201,374

20.6%

Other

5,166

0.5%

TOTAL

977,196

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 9

1988 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

582,615

63.0%

Michael Dukakis (D)

337,021

36.5%

Other

4,622

0.5%

TOTAL

924,258

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 10

1984 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

601,046

64.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

321,584

34.6%

Other

5,625

0.6%

TOTAL

928,255

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

550,056

58.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

333,115

35.5%

John Anderson (I)

42,793

4.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

8,018

0.9%

Other

4,003

0.4%

TOTAL

937,985

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

403,393

43.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

520,331

55.8%

Other

8,571

0.9%

TOTAL

932,295

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

603,003

69.1%

George McGovern (D)

265,927

30.5%

Other

4,246

0.5%

TOTAL

873,176

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

462,064

53.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

307,709

35.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

97,378

11.2%

Other

2,206

0.3%

TOTAL

869,357

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 10

1964 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

449,066

52.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

400,728

46.9%

Other

3,739

0.4%

TOTAL

853,533

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

348,455

40.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

499,706

58.7%

Other

3,221

0.4%

TOTAL

851,382

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 9

1956 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

482,832

61.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

303,554

38.5%

Other

3,074

0.4%

TOTAL

789,460

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 4

1952 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

477,147

60.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

308,398

38.9%

Other

6,383

0.8%

TOTAL

791,928

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

307,479

47.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

331,131

51.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

2,583

0.4%

Other

7,446

1.1%

TOTAL

648,639

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 6

1944 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

305,837

45.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

360,099

53.5%

Other

6,721

1.0%

TOTAL

672,657

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 8

1940 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

354,323

47.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

381,926

51.6%

Other

3,811

0.5%

TOTAL

740,060

Turnout: 84%	Diff (US): 7

1936 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

374,049

54.7%

Alf Landon (R)

300,364

44.0%

William Lemke (Union)

7,031

1.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,564

0.2%

Other

327

0.0%

TOTAL

683,335

Turnout: 83%	Diff (US): 7

1932 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

343,100

52.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

297,170

45.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

10,511

1.6%

Other

7,376

1.1%

TOTAL

658,157

Turnout: 82%	Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

356,576

61.7%

Al Smith (D)

217,268

37.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,440

0.2%

Other

2,957

0.5%

TOTAL

578,241

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 3

1924 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

309,675

57.2%

John Davis (D)

208,767

38.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

20,834

3.8%

Other

2,386

0.4%

TOTAL

541,662

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 3

1920 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

299,074

54.8%

James Cox (D)

228,437

41.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

11,027

2.0%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

801

0.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

6,376

1.2%

Other

131

0.0%

TOTAL

545,846

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): -6

1916 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

138,643

45.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

148,642

48.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

8,914

2.9%

James Hanly (Proh)

7,422

2.4%

Other

1,755

0.6%

TOTAL

305,376

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 3

1912 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

120,030

42.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

71,599

25.5%

William Taft* (R)

63,066

22.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

15,365

5.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

8,935

3.2%

Other

1,363

0.5%

TOTAL

280,358

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -1

1908 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

146,307

48.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

140,672

46.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

4,141

1.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

8,692

2.9%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

113

0.0%

Other

663

0.2%

TOTAL

300,588

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -3

1904 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

161,240

55.5%

Alton Parker (D)

112,483

38.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3,593

1.2%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

11,746

4.0%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

1,048

0.4%

Other

656

0.2%

TOTAL

290,766

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -1

1900 President, Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

147,039

52.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

125,039

44.5%

John Woolley (Proh)

6,885

2.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

788

0.3%

Other

1,126

0.4%

TOTAL

280,877

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	2,308,620	74.76%	1.1%
Black:	377,143	12.21%	25.6%
Indian:	6,811	0.22%	11.8%
Asian:	113,141	3.66%	107.2%
2+ races:	69,209	2.24%	49.4%
Hispanic:	212,965	6.90%	44.7%

Total non-White:	779,269	25.24%	39.4%

Change in White population:	24,196	0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	220,246	7.7

Indianapolis, IN Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Indianapolis, IN Market Area