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Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area


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2022 population: 226,452   ( 24,663 from 2010 , 2,743 from 2020)
Land area: 1642.2 square miles
Population density: 137.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:174,375 77.00% 4.8%
Black:11,8885.25% 74.6%
Indian:4870.22% 23.9%
Asian:15,6926.93% 45.8%
2+ races:4,6462.05% 47.7%
Hispanic:19,3648.55% 37.4%
Total non-White:52,07723.00% 46.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:5,658 12.6
Deaths:4,0909.1
Net Migration: -1,437-3.2
Net Immigration: 2,4275.4
Change in White population:8,034 4.0
Change in Non-White pop.:16,629 8.2



Historical Presidential Election Results for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -2,115 R +398 R + 1.0%
D -2,513
2024 vs. 2016 R +3,442 D +2,396 D + 4.7%
D +5,838
2020 vs. 2016 R +5,557 D +2,794 D + 5.7%
D +8,351
2024 vs. 2012 R +7,498 R +2,616 R + 1.8%
D +4,882
2016 vs. 2008 R +3,489 R +17,451 R + 22.8%
D -13,962
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2024 48% Donald Trump (R) 45,960 54.3% Kamala Harris (D) 36,711 43.3% 2,031 [+] 2.4% 84,702 5 0.05%
2020 50% Donald Trump* (R) 48,075 53.5% Joe Biden (D) 39,224 43.6% 2,608 [+] 2.9% 89,907 7 0.06%
2016 46% Donald Trump (R) 42,518 53.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 30,873 38.8% 6,209 [+] 7.8% 79,600 8 0.06%
2012 43% Mitt Romney (R) 38,462 53.2% Barack Obama* (D) 31,829 44.1% 1,960 [+] 2.7% 72,251 6 0.06%
2008 53% Barack Obama (D) 44,835 52.6% John McCain (R) 39,029 45.8% 1,323 [+] 1.6% 85,187 0 0.06%
2004 45% George W. Bush* (R) 42,127 61.1% John Kerry (D) 25,998 37.7% 825 [+] 1.2% 68,950 10 0.06%
2000 43% George W. Bush (R) 35,867 57.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 23,984 38.6% 2,354 [+] 3.8% 62,205 10 0.06%
1996 44% Robert Dole (R) 30,243 49.4% Bill Clinton* (D) 22,684 37.1% 8,237 [+] 13.5% 61,164 9 0.06%
1992 51% George Bush* (R) 30,481 45.3% Bill Clinton (D) 22,492 33.5% 14,249 [+] 21.2% 67,222 8 0.06%
1988 47% George Bush (R) 37,819 62.8% Michael Dukakis (D) 22,099 36.7% 278 [+] 0.5% 60,196 9 0.07%
1984 50% Ronald Reagan* (R) 41,040 65.4% Walter Mondale (D) 21,229 33.8% 495 0.8% 62,764 7 0.07%
1980 55% Ronald Reagan (R) 38,705 58.4% Jimmy Carter* (D) 20,409 30.8% 7,175 [+] 10.8% 66,289 8 0.08%
1976 63% Gerald Ford* (R) 39,453 60.1% Jimmy Carter (D) 25,433 38.8% 740 [+] 1.1% 65,626 12 0.08%
1972 64% Richard Nixon* (R) 43,899 68.9% George McGovern (D) 19,542 30.7% 276 [+] 0.4% 63,717 8 0.08%
1968 69% Richard Nixon (R) 34,949 58.8% Hubert Humphrey (D) 20,573 34.6% 3,909 [+] 6.6% 59,431 15 0.08%
1964 73% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 30,247 51.8% Barry Goldwater (R) 27,972 47.9% 123 0.2% 58,342 9 0.08%
1960 77% Richard Nixon (R) 36,479 63.0% John Kennedy (D) 21,313 36.8% 116 0.2% 57,908 13 0.08%
1956 70% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 36,507 68.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 16,676 31.3% 126 0.2% 53,309 11 0.09%
1952 73% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 36,665 69.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 16,033 30.3% 231 0.4% 52,929 14 0.09%
1948 69% Thomas Dewey (R) 27,299 59.3% Harry Truman* (D) 18,378 39.9% 383 [+] 0.8% 46,060 14 0.09%
1944 74% Thomas Dewey (R) 27,251 60.7% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,427 38.8% 186 0.4% 44,864 15 0.09%
1940 91% Wendell Willkie (R) 27,834 56.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 20,959 42.8% 154 0.3% 48,947 12 0.10%
1936 93% Alf Landon (R) 23,276 49.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 22,861 49.0% 528 [+] 1.1% 46,665 13 0.10%
1932 91% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 24,227 53.9% Herbert Hoover* (R) 20,327 45.2% 435 [+] 1.0% 44,989 6 0.11%
1928 87% Herbert Hoover (R) 25,949 62.4% Al Smith (D) 15,458 37.1% 211 [+] 0.5% 41,618 4 0.11%
1924 84% Calvin Coolidge (R) 22,989 58.6% John Davis (D) 14,533 37.0% 1,737 [+] 4.4% 39,259 5 0.13%
1920 89% Warren Harding (R) 24,973 61.3% James Cox (D) 15,157 37.2% 581 [+] 1.4% 40,711 1 0.15%
1916 51% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 12,549 54.3% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 9,832 42.5% 728 [+] 3.2% 23,109 8 0.12%
1912 49% Woodrow Wilson (D) 9,014 41.4% William Taft* (R) 6,686 30.7% 6,084 [+] 27.9% 21,784 7 0.14%
1908 56% William Taft (R) 12,738 53.7% William J. Bryan (D) 10,185 42.9% 815 [+] 3.4% 23,738 2 0.16%
1904 55% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 13,558 58.0% Alton Parker (D) 8,885 38.0% 917 [+] 3.9% 23,360 2 0.17%
1900 56% William McKinley* (R) 13,101 55.3% William J. Bryan (D) 10,043 42.4% 561 [+] 2.4% 23,705 4 0.17%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 39,224 43.6%
Donald Trump* (R) 48,075 53.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,205 2.5%
Other 403 0.4%
TOTAL 89,907
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 7


2016 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 30,873 38.8%
Donald Trump (R) 42,518 53.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,846 6.1%
Jill Stein (Grn) 377 0.5%
Other 986 1.2%
TOTAL 79,600
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 8


2012 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 31,829 44.1%
Mitt Romney (R) 38,462 53.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,704 2.4%
Other 256 0.4%
TOTAL 72,251
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): 6


2008 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 44,835 52.6%
John McCain (R) 39,029 45.8%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 988 1.2%
Other 335 0.4%
TOTAL 85,187
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 0


2004 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 42,127 61.1%
John Kerry (D) 25,998 37.7%
Ralph Nader (I) 98 0.1%
Other 727 1.1%
TOTAL 68,950
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): 10


2000 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 35,867 57.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 23,984 38.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,182 1.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 555 0.9%
Other 617 1.0%
TOTAL 62,205
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): 10


1996 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 22,684 37.1%
Robert Dole (R) 30,243 49.4%
Ross Perot (Ref) 7,734 12.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 499 0.8%
Other 4 0.0%
TOTAL 61,164
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 9


1992 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 22,492 33.5%
George Bush* (R) 30,481 45.3%
Ross Perot (I) 13,933 20.7%
Other 316 0.5%
TOTAL 67,222
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 8


1988 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 37,819 62.8%
Michael Dukakis (D) 22,099 36.7%
Other 278 0.5%
TOTAL 60,196
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 9


1984 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 41,040 65.4%
Walter Mondale (D) 21,229 33.8%
Other 495 0.8%
TOTAL 62,764
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 7


1980 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 38,705 58.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 20,409 30.8%
John Anderson (I) 5,811 8.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 778 1.2%
Other 586 0.9%
TOTAL 66,289
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 8


1976 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 25,433 38.8%
Gerald Ford* (R) 39,453 60.1%
Other 740 1.1%
TOTAL 65,626
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 12


1972 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 43,899 68.9%
George McGovern (D) 19,542 30.7%
Other 276 0.4%
TOTAL 63,717
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 8


1968 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 34,949 58.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 20,573 34.6%
George Wallace (AIP) 3,801 6.4%
Other 108 0.2%
TOTAL 59,431
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): 15


1964 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 30,247 51.8%
Barry Goldwater (R) 27,972 47.9%
Other 123 0.2%
TOTAL 58,342
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 9


1960 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 21,313 36.8%
Richard Nixon (R) 36,479 63.0%
Other 116 0.2%
TOTAL 57,908
Turnout: 77% Diff (US): 13


1956 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 36,507 68.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 16,676 31.3%
Other 126 0.2%
TOTAL 53,309
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 11


1952 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 36,665 69.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 16,033 30.3%
Other 231 0.4%
TOTAL 52,929
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 14


1948 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 18,378 39.9%
Thomas Dewey (R) 27,299 59.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 135 0.3%
Other 248 0.5%
TOTAL 46,060
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): 14


1944 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,427 38.8%
Thomas Dewey (R) 27,251 60.7%
Other 186 0.4%
TOTAL 44,864
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 15


1940 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 20,959 42.8%
Wendell Willkie (R) 27,834 56.9%
Other 154 0.3%
TOTAL 48,947
Turnout: 91% Diff (US): 12


1936 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 22,861 49.0%
Alf Landon (R) 23,276 49.9%
William Lemke (Union) 447 1.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 70 0.2%
Other 11 0.0%
TOTAL 46,665
Turnout: 93% Diff (US): 13


1932 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 24,227 53.9%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 20,327 45.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 197 0.4%
Other 238 0.5%
TOTAL 44,989
Turnout: 91% Diff (US): 6


1928 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 25,949 62.4%
Al Smith (D) 15,458 37.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 47 0.1%
Other 164 0.4%
TOTAL 41,618
Turnout: 87% Diff (US): 4


1924 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 22,989 58.6%
John Davis (D) 14,533 37.0%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,605 4.1%
Other 132 0.3%
TOTAL 39,259
Turnout: 84% Diff (US): 5


1920 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 24,973 61.3%
James Cox (D) 15,157 37.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 166 0.4%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 111 0.3%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 301 0.7%
Other 3 0.0%
TOTAL 40,711
Turnout: 89% Diff (US): 1


1916 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 9,832 42.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 12,549 54.3%
Allan Benson (Soc) 210 0.9%
James Hanly (Proh) 446 1.9%
Other 72 0.3%
TOTAL 23,109
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 8


1912 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 9,014 41.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 5,255 24.1%
William Taft* (R) 6,686 30.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 350 1.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 472 2.2%
Other 7 0.0%
TOTAL 21,784
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 7


1908 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 12,738 53.7%
William J. Bryan (D) 10,185 42.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 151 0.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 614 2.6%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 27 0.1%
Other 23 0.1%
TOTAL 23,738
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 2


1904 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 13,558 58.0%
Alton Parker (D) 8,885 38.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 103 0.4%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 726 3.1%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 71 0.3%
Other 17 0.1%
TOTAL 23,360
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 2


1900 President, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 13,101 55.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 10,043 42.4%
John Woolley (Proh) 536 2.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 8 0.0%
Other 17 0.1%
TOTAL 23,705
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 4
* incumbent