Election Results for Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	57,087	13.5
Deaths:	47,980	11.4
Net Migration:	11,859	2.8
Net Immigration:	9,966	2.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +42,774	D +54,256	D + 7.2%
D +97,030
2020 vs. 2012	R +60,120	D +39,378	D + 5.5%
D +99,498
2020 vs. 2008	R +88,910	R +45,034	R + 5.2%
D +43,876

2016 vs. 2008	R +46,136	R +99,290	R + 12.3%
D -53,154
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	483,480	50.0%	Joe Biden (D)	460,951	47.6%	23,155 [+]	2.4%	967,586	3	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 19,540 (2.0%);
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	440,706	51.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	363,921	42.2%	57,051 [+]	6.6%	861,678	5	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 45,601 (5.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,970 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	423,360	52.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	361,453	45.1%	16,784 [+]	2.1%	801,597	6	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 14,860 (1.9%);
2008	60%	Barack Obama (D)	417,075	50.8%	John McCain (R)	394,570	48.1%	9,096 [+]	1.1%	820,741	2	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 7,252 (0.9%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	424,520	60.9%	John Kerry (D)	267,726	38.4%	5,197 [+]	0.7%	697,443	10	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 265 (0.0%);
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	345,396	58.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	227,931	38.8%	14,603 [+]	2.5%	587,930	11	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,876 (0.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 3,793 (0.6%);
1996	49%	Robert Dole (R)	299,139	52.9%	Bill Clinton* (D)	211,352	37.4%	55,314 [+]	9.8%	565,805	12	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 50,225 (8.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 4,747 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	55%	George Bush* (R)	285,741	47.4%	Bill Clinton (D)	194,008	32.2%	122,795 [+]	20.4%	602,544	10	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 119,391 (19.8%);
1988	55%	George Bush (R)	360,422	63.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	204,812	36.1%	2,763 [+]	0.5%	567,997	10	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	56%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	358,380	64.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	197,742	35.4%	3,257	0.6%	559,379	5	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	326,232	58.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	199,519	35.8%	31,852 [+]	5.7%	557,603	8	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 25,507 (4.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 4,493 (0.8%);
1976	63%	Gerald Ford* (R)	312,887	56.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	235,736	42.6%	4,775 [+]	0.9%	553,398	9	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	60%	Richard Nixon* (R)	354,867	69.3%	George McGovern (D)	155,193	30.3%	2,269 [+]	0.4%	512,329	9	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	68%	Richard Nixon (R)	270,858	53.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	177,786	35.0%	59,204 [+]	11.7%	507,848	10	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 58,092 (11.4%);
1964	70%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	250,040	51.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	237,382	48.5%	1,668	0.3%	489,090	10	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	73%	Richard Nixon (R)	279,246	58.3%	John Kennedy (D)	198,006	41.4%	1,441	0.3%	478,693	9	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	67%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	266,174	61.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	168,471	38.6%	1,292	0.3%	435,937	4	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	75%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	263,785	60.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	173,470	39.5%	2,403	0.5%	439,658	5	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	63%	Thomas Dewey (R)	171,599	50.3%	Harry Truman* (D)	164,912	48.4%	4,318 [+]	1.3%	340,829	5	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,609 (0.5%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	72%	Thomas Dewey (R)	190,419	52.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	171,801	47.1%	2,330	0.6%	364,550	6	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	85%	Wendell Willkie (R)	202,878	50.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	196,203	49.0%	1,581	0.4%	400,662	6	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	82%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	204,377	56.7%	Alf Landon (R)	150,793	41.9%	5,040 [+]	1.4%	360,210	5	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 3,929 (1.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 904 (0.3%);
1932	83%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	181,869	51.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	158,896	45.2%	10,700 [+]	3.0%	351,465	6	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 6,864 (2.0%);
1928	76%	Herbert Hoover (R)	182,774	59.9%	Al Smith (D)	120,170	39.4%	2,009 [+]	0.7%	304,953	2	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 717 (0.2%);
1924	73%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	159,762	57.3%	John Davis (D)	109,368	39.2%	9,553 [+]	3.4%	278,683	3	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 8,628 (3.1%);
1920	75%	Warren Harding (R)	143,684	53.2%	James Cox (D)	117,677	43.6%	8,684 [+]	3.2%	270,045	-7	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 5,867 (2.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 2,415 (0.9%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 336 (0.1%);
1916	44%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	72,064	48.6%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	68,328	46.1%	7,749 [+]	5.2%	148,141	3	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 4,481 (3.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 2,559 (1.7%);
1912	42%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	59,951	45.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	35,810	27.0%	37,086 [+]	27.9%	132,847	-4	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 24,846 (18.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 8,232 (6.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 3,308 (2.5%);
1908	50%	William J. Bryan (D)	68,857	48.4%	William Taft (R)	67,838	47.7%	5,528 [+]	3.9%	142,223	-4	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,984 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,215 (1.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 66 (0.0%);
1904	49%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	72,031	54.8%	Alton Parker (D)	52,741	40.1%	6,637 [+]	5.1%	131,409	-2	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 3,816 (2.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,039 (1.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 425 (0.3%);
1900	49%	William McKinley* (R)	64,933	51.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	58,143	46.0%	3,297 [+]	2.6%	126,373	0	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 2,583 (2.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 317 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

460,951

47.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

483,480

50.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

19,540

2.0%

Other

3,615

0.4%

TOTAL

967,586

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

363,921

42.2%

Donald Trump (R)

440,706

51.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

45,601

5.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,970

0.2%

Other

9,480

1.1%

TOTAL

861,678

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 5

2012 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

361,453

45.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

423,360

52.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

14,860

1.9%

Other

1,924

0.2%

TOTAL

801,597

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

417,075

50.8%

John McCain (R)

394,570

48.1%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

7,252

0.9%

Other

1,844

0.2%

TOTAL

820,741

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

424,520

60.9%

John Kerry (D)

267,726

38.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

265

0.0%

Other

4,932

0.7%

TOTAL

697,443

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

345,396

58.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

227,931

38.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4,876

0.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

3,793

0.6%

Other

5,934

1.0%

TOTAL

587,930

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 11

1996 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

211,352

37.4%

Robert Dole (R)

299,139

52.9%

Ross Perot (Ref)

50,225

8.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

4,747

0.8%

Other

342

0.1%

TOTAL

565,805

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 12

1992 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

194,008

32.2%

George Bush* (R)

285,741

47.4%

Ross Perot (I)

119,391

19.8%

Other

3,404

0.6%

TOTAL

602,544

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 10

1988 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

360,422

63.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

204,812

36.1%

Other

2,763

0.5%

TOTAL

567,997

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 10

1984 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

358,380

64.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

197,742

35.4%

Other

3,257

0.6%

TOTAL

559,379

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

326,232

58.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

199,519

35.8%

John Anderson (I)

25,507

4.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

4,493

0.8%

Other

1,852

0.3%

TOTAL

557,603

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

235,736

42.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

312,887

56.5%

Other

4,775

0.9%

TOTAL

553,398

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

354,867

69.3%

George McGovern (D)

155,193

30.3%

Other

2,269

0.4%

TOTAL

512,329

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 9

1968 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

270,858

53.3%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

177,786

35.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

58,092

11.4%

Other

1,112

0.2%

TOTAL

507,848

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 10

1964 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

250,040

51.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

237,382

48.5%

Other

1,668

0.3%

TOTAL

489,090

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

198,006

41.4%

Richard Nixon (R)

279,246

58.3%

Other

1,441

0.3%

TOTAL

478,693

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 9

1956 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

266,174

61.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

168,471

38.6%

Other

1,292

0.3%

TOTAL

435,937

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 4

1952 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

263,785

60.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

173,470

39.5%

Other

2,403

0.5%

TOTAL

439,658

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

164,912

48.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

171,599

50.3%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,609

0.5%

Other

2,709

0.8%

TOTAL

340,829

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 5

1944 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

171,801

47.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

190,419

52.2%

Other

2,330

0.6%

TOTAL

364,550

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

196,203

49.0%

Wendell Willkie (R)

202,878

50.6%

Other

1,581

0.4%

TOTAL

400,662

Turnout: 85%	Diff (US): 6

1936 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

204,377

56.7%

Alf Landon (R)

150,793

41.9%

William Lemke (Union)

3,929

1.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

904

0.3%

Other

207

0.1%

TOTAL

360,210

Turnout: 82%	Diff (US): 5

1932 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

181,869

51.7%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

158,896

45.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

6,864

2.0%

Other

3,836

1.1%

TOTAL

351,465

Turnout: 83%	Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

182,774

59.9%

Al Smith (D)

120,170

39.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

717

0.2%

Other

1,292

0.4%

TOTAL

304,953

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 2

1924 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

159,762

57.3%

John Davis (D)

109,368

39.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

8,628

3.1%

Other

925

0.3%

TOTAL

278,683

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 3

1920 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

143,684

53.2%

James Cox (D)

117,677

43.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

5,867

2.2%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

336

0.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

2,415

0.9%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

270,045

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): -7

1916 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

68,328

46.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

72,064

48.6%

Allan Benson (Soc)

4,481

3.0%

James Hanly (Proh)

2,559

1.7%

Other

709

0.5%

TOTAL

148,141

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 3

1912 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

59,951

45.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

35,810

27.0%

William Taft* (R)

24,846

18.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

8,232

6.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

3,308

2.5%

Other

700

0.5%

TOTAL

132,847

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -4

1908 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

67,838

47.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

68,857

48.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,215

1.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2,984

2.1%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

263

0.2%

TOTAL

142,223

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -4

1904 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

72,031

54.8%

Alton Parker (D)

52,741

40.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,039

1.6%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

3,816

2.9%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

425

0.3%

Other

357

0.3%

TOTAL

131,409

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -2

1900 President, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

64,933

51.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

58,143

46.0%

John Woolley (Proh)

2,583

2.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

317

0.3%

Other

397

0.3%

TOTAL

126,373

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,488,893	69.52%	4.6%
Black:	344,099	16.07%	26.8%
Indian:	4,039	0.19%	7.6%
Asian:	90,448	4.22%	124.0%
2+ races:	50,770	2.37%	55.3%
Hispanic:	163,530	7.64%	45.4%

Total non-White:	652,886	30.48%	40.6%

Change in White population:	65,224	3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	188,678	10.0

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area

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