Elections in Indiana are held to fill various local, state and federal seats.Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time.
In a 2020 study, Indiana was ranked as the 10th hardest state for citizens to vote in.[1]
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| Year | Republican / Whig | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1824 | 3,095 | 19.65% | 7,343 | 46.61% | 5,315 | 33.74% |
| 1828 | 17,052 | 43.38% | 22,257 | 56.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1832 | 15,472 | 32.90% | 31,551 | 67.10% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1836 | 41,281 | 55.97% | 32,478 | 44.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1840 | 65,302 | 55.86% | 51,604 | 44.14% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1844 | 67,867 | 48.42% | 70,181 | 50.07% | 2,106 | 1.50% |
| 1848 | 69,907 | 45.77% | 74,745 | 48.93% | 8,100 | 5.30% |
| 1852 | 80,901 | 44.17% | 95,340 | 52.05% | 6,929 | 3.78% |
| 1856 | 94,375 | 40.09% | 118,670 | 50.41% | 22,386 | 9.51% |
| 1860 | 139,033 | 51.09% | 115,509 | 42.44% | 17,601 | 6.47% |
| 1864 | 150,422 | 53.60% | 130,233 | 46.40% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1868 | 176,552 | 51.39% | 166,980 | 48.61% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1872 | 186,147 | 53.00% | 163,632 | 46.59% | 1,417 | 0.40% |
| 1876 | 208,011 | 47.39% | 213,526 | 48.65% | 17,374 | 3.96% |
| 1880 | 232,164 | 49.33% | 225,522 | 47.91% | 12,986 | 2.76% |
| 1884 | 238,489 | 48.15% | 245,005 | 49.46% | 11,838 | 2.39% |
| 1888 | 263,361 | 49.05% | 261,013 | 48.61% | 12,575 | 2.34% |
| 1892 | 255,615 | 46.17% | 262,740 | 47.46% | 35,258 | 6.37% |
| 1896 | 323,754 | 50.82% | 305,573 | 47.96% | 7,792 | 1.22% |
| 1900 | 336,063 | 50.60% | 309,584 | 46.62% | 18,447 | 2.78% |
| 1904 | 368,289 | 53.99% | 274,345 | 40.22% | 39,551 | 5.80% |
| 1908 | 348,993 | 48.40% | 338,262 | 46.91% | 33,871 | 4.70% |
| 1912 | 151,267 | 23.11% | 281,890 | 43.07% | 221,317 | 33.82% |
| 1916 | 341,005 | 47.44% | 334,063 | 46.47% | 43,780 | 6.09% |
| 1920 | 696,370 | 55.14% | 511,364 | 40.49% | 55,230 | 4.37% |
| 1924 | 703,042 | 55.25% | 492,245 | 38.69% | 77,103 | 6.06% |
| 1928 | 848,290 | 59.68% | 562,691 | 39.59% | 10,333 | 0.73% |
| 1932 | 677,184 | 42.94% | 862,054 | 54.67% | 37,689 | 2.39% |
| 1936 | 691,570 | 41.89% | 934,974 | 56.63% | 24,353 | 1.48% |
| 1940 | 899,466 | 50.45% | 874,063 | 49.03% | 9,218 | 0.52% |
| 1944 | 875,891 | 52.38% | 781,403 | 46.73% | 14,797 | 0.88% |
| 1948 | 821,079 | 49.58% | 807,833 | 48.78% | 27,302 | 1.65% |
| 1952 | 1,136,259 | 58.11% | 801,530 | 40.99% | 17,536 | 0.90% |
| 1956 | 1,182,811 | 59.90% | 783,908 | 39.70% | 7,888 | 0.40% |
| 1960 | 1,175,120 | 55.03% | 952,358 | 44.60% | 7,882 | 0.37% |
| 1964 | 911,118 | 43.56% | 1,170,848 | 55.98% | 9,640 | 0.46% |
| 1968 | 1,067,885 | 50.29% | 806,659 | 37.99% | 249,053 | 11.73% |
| 1972 | 1,405,154 | 66.11% | 708,568 | 33.34% | 11,807 | 0.56% |
| 1976 | 1,183,958 | 53.32% | 1,014,714 | 45.70% | 21,690 | 0.98% |
| 1980 | 1,255,656 | 56.01% | 844,197 | 37.65% | 142,180 | 6.34% |
| 1984 | 1,377,230 | 61.67% | 841,481 | 37.68% | 14,358 | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 1,297,763 | 59.84% | 860,643 | 39.69% | 10,215 | 0.47% |
| 1992 | 989,375 | 42.91% | 848,420 | 36.79% | 468,076 | 20.30% |
| 1996 | 1,006,693 | 47.13% | 887,424 | 41.55% | 241,725 | 11.32% |
| 2000 | 1,245,836 | 56.65% | 901,980 | 41.01% | 51,486 | 2.34% |
| 2004 | 1,479,438 | 59.94% | 969,011 | 39.26% | 19,553 | 0.79% |
| 2008 | 1,345,648 | 48.81% | 1,374,039 | 49.84% | 36,971 | 1.34% |
| 2012 | 1,422,872 | 54.04% | 1,154,275 | 43.84% | 55,996 | 2.13% |
| 2016 | 1,557,286 | 56.42% | 1,033,126 | 37.43% | 169,963 | 6.16% |
| 2020 | 1,729,863 | 56.91% | 1,242,505 | 40.87% | 67,413 | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 1,720,347 | 58.42% | 1,163,673 | 39.52% | 60,853 | 2.07% |
Except in special circumstances, all of Indiana's federal, state, and municipal elections occur onElection Day, being the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November. Except for members of theIndiana House of Representatives, all other elected state and municipal officials serve terms of four years.
The state's first elections were held on August 10, 1816. Thereafter, elections occurred on the first Monday of October, until 1852, when elections began to be held on Election Day.
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
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