Indiana presidential election results and history

Indiana has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 37 of the 51 with a recorded winner (73%).

Current members of Congress from Indiana (11)

Jim Banks Senator · Republican
Todd Young Senator · Republican
Frank J. Mrvan District 1 · Democrat
Rudy Yakym III District 2 · Republican
Marlin A. Stutzman District 3 · Republican
James R. Baird District 4 · Republican
Victoria Spartz District 5 · Republican
Jefferson Shreve District 6 · Republican
André Carson District 7 · Democrat
Mark B. Messmer District 8 · Republican
Erin Houchin District 9 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump19.0 pts
Electoral votes: 11
Republican wins: 34
Democratic wins: 14

Indiana, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Indiana

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	58.6%	Kamala Harris	19.0	11	2,936,677	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	57.0%	Joseph R. Biden	16.1	11	3,033,121	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	56.9%	Hillary Clinton	19.2	11	2,734,958	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	54.1%	Barack Obama	10.2	11	2,624,534	Barack Obama ✗
2008	Barack Obama	49.9%	John McCain	1.0	11	2,751,054	Barack Obama ✓
2004	George W. Bush	59.9%	John Kerry	20.7	11	2,468,002	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	56.6%	Albert Gore, Jr.	15.6	12	2,199,302	George W. Bush ✓
1996	Robert Dole	47.1%	William J. Clinton	5.6	12	2,135,431	William J. Clinton ✗
1992	George H. W. Bush	42.9%	William J. Clinton	6.1	12	2,305,871	William J. Clinton ✗
1988	George H. W. Bush	59.8%	Michael Dukakis	20.2	12	2,168,621	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	61.7%	Walter Mondale	24.0	12	2,233,069	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	56.0%	Jimmy Carter	18.4	13	2,242,033	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	53.3%	Jimmy Carter	7.6	13	2,220,362	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	66.1%	George McGovern	32.8	13	2,125,529	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	50.3%	Hubert Humphrey	12.3	13	2,123,597	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	56.0%	Barry Goldwater	12.4	13	2,091,606	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	55.0%	John F. Kennedy	10.4	13	2,135,360	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	59.9%	Adlai Stevenson	20.2	13	1,974,607	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	58.1%	Adlai Stevenson	17.1	13	1,955,049	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	49.6%	Harry S Truman	0.8	13	1,656,212	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Thomas E. Dewey	52.4%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	5.7	13	1,672,091	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1940	Wendell L. Willkie	50.5%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	1.4	14	1,782,747	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	56.6%	Alfred M. Landon	14.7	14	1,650,897	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	54.7%	Herbert Hoover	11.7	14	1,576,927	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	59.7%	Alfred E. Smith	20.1	15	1,421,314	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	55.3%	John W. Davis	16.6	15	1,272,390	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	55.1%	James M. Cox	14.7	15	1,262,974	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	47.4%	Woodrow Wilson	1.0	15	718,853	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Woodrow Wilson	43.1%	Theodore Roosevelt	18.3	15	654,474	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	48.4%	William Jennings Bryan	1.5	15	721,117	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	54.0%	Alton B. Parker	13.8	15	682,206	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	50.6%	William Jennings Bryan	4.0	15	664,094	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	50.8%	William Jennings Bryan	2.9	15	637,089	William McKinley ✓
1892	Grover Cleveland	47.5%	Benjamin Harrison	1.3	15	553,613	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Benjamin Harrison	49.0%	Grover Cleveland	0.4	15	536,988	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	Grover Cleveland	49.5%	James G. Blaine	1.3	15	495,423	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	James A. Garfield	49.3%	Winfield S. Hancock	1.4	15	470,758	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Samuel Tilden	49.7%	Rutherford B. Hayes	1.5	15	430,020	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	53.2%	Horace Greeley	6.4	15	349,779	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	51.4%	Horatio Seymour	2.8	13	343,528	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	53.5%	George McClellan	7.0	13	280,117	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	51.1%	Stephen Douglas	8.6	13	272,143	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	James Buchanan	50.4%	John C. Fremont	10.3	13	235,401	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	52.0%	Winfield Scott	7.9	13	183,176	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	49.0%	Zachary Taylor	3.3	12	152,394	Zachary Taylor ✗
1844	James K. Polk	50.1%	Henry Clay	1.7	12	140,157	James K. Polk ✓
1840	William Henry Harrison	55.5%	Martin Van Buren	11.6	9	117,605	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	William Henry Harrison	55.5%	Martin Van Buren	11.1	9	74,423	Martin Van Buren ✗
1832	Andrew Jackson	55.4%	Henry Clay	10.8	9	57,152	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	56.6%	John Quincy Adams	13.2	5	39,210	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	Andrew Jackson	47.0%	Henry Clay	13.4	5	15,838	John Quincy Adams ✗

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Questions and answers

How has Indiana voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 19.0 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 16.1 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 19.2 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 10.2 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 1.0 points.

When did Indiana last vote Democratic for president?

In 2008, for Barack Obama.

When did Indiana last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Indiana vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Indiana backed the national winner in 37 of 51 elections in this record (73%).

Is Indiana a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 10.2 points, Republican by 19.2 points, Republican by 16.1 points and Republican by 19.0 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data