2020 United States presidential election in Indiana
2020 United States presidential election in Indiana Turnout 61.37%[ 1]
County results
Congressional district results
Precinct results
Trump
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Biden
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Tie/No Data
The 2020 United States presidential election in Indiana was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated.[ 3] Indiana voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party 's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump , and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden , and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris . Indiana has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College.[ 4]
Indiana was the home state of Pence, who served as Governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017. Pence retained a 59% approval among voters in his home state.[ 5] On the day of the election, most news organizations considered Indiana a state Trump would win, or a likely red state . Trump won Indiana by 57% to Biden's 41%, a slight increase in his vote share from 2016 , but a reduction in his margin of victory.
This election marked the first time since 1952 and only the third time since 1888 that Vigo County , home to Terre Haute and a significant bellwether county , voted for the losing candidate in a presidential election. Biden subsequently became the first presidential nominee of either party since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 , and the first Democrat since Grover Cleveland in 1884 to win the presidency without carrying Vigo County.[ 6]
Biden flipped Tippecanoe County ,[ 7] home to Lafayette and Purdue University , from Republican to Democratic, marking the first time since 1936 that the county voted against Indiana's statewide winner. Biden also became the first Democrat since FDR in 1944 to win without carrying traditionally Democratic Perry County in Southern Indiana. Biden was also the first Democrat to win without LaPorte County since 1976. Trump also became the first Republican since Ronald Reagan in 1984 to carry exurban Madison County with more than 60% of the vote.
Primary elections
The primary elections were held on June 2, 2020.
Republican primary
Donald Trump won the Republican primary, and received all of the state's 58 delegates to the 2020 Republican National Convention .[ 8]
Democratic primary
2020 Indiana Democratic presidential primary[ 9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Delegates[ 10]
Joe Biden
380,836
76.48
80
Bernie Sanders (withdrawn)
67,688
13.59
2
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)
17,957
3.61
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn)
14,344
2.88
Michael Bloomberg (withdrawn)
4,783
0.96
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)
4,426
0.89
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)
3,860
0.78
Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn)
2,657
0.53
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)
1,376
0.28
Total
497,927
100%
82
Libertarian nominee
The 2020 Libertarian National Convention was held on May 22–24, 2020, selecting Jo Jorgensen , Psychology Senior Lecturer at Clemson University, as their presidential nominee.
Green primary
The Green primary was held on May 1–31, 2020, with mail-in ballots being post marked no later than June 1, 2020, and results being published by June 14, 2020.[ 11]
General election
Predictions
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [ 12]
Likely R
October 6, 2020
Inside Elections [ 13]
Safe R
October 6, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [ 14]
Likely R
October 6, 2020
Politico [ 15]
Safe R
October 6, 2020
RCP [ 16]
Lean R
October 6, 2020
Niskanen [ 17]
Safe R
October 6, 2020
CNN [ 18]
Safe R
October 6, 2020
The Economist [ 19]
Safe R
October 6, 2020
CBS News [ 20]
Likely R
October 6, 2020
270towin [ 21]
Safe R
October 6, 2020
ABC News [ 22]
Safe R
October 6, 2020
NPR [ 23]
Likely R
October 6, 2020
NBC News [ 24]
Likely R
October 6, 2020
538 [ 25]
Safe R
October 6, 2020
Polling
Graphical summary
Aggregate polls
Polls
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Marginof error
Donald Trump Republican
Joe Biden Democratic
Jo Jorgensen Libertarian
Other
Undecided
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 28]
Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020
2,729 (LV)
± 2.5%
54% [ c]
44%
–
–
–
Swayable [ 29]
Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2020
264 (LV)
± 7.8%
55%
43%
2%
–
–
Morning Consult [ 30]
Oct 22–31, 2020
1,147 (LV)
± 3%
53%
42%
–
–
–
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 28]
Oct 1–28, 2020
4,734 (LV)
–
55%
43%
–
–
–
Swayable [ 31]
Oct 23–26, 2020
301 (LV)
± 7.4%
53%
42%
5%
–
–
Ragnar Research (R) [ 32]
Oct 18–21, 2020
529 (LV)
± 4%
48%
40%
5%
–
7%
SurveyUSA /Election Twitter [ 33]
Oct 10–13, 2020
527 (LV)
± 5.2%
49%
42%
–
3%
6%
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 28]
Sep 1–30, 2020
2,367 (LV)
–
53%
45%
–
–
–
Change Research /IndyPolitics [ 34]
Sep 3–7, 2020
1,033 (LV)
± 3.1%
53%
39%
5%
–
3%
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 28]
Aug 1–31, 2020
1,672 (LV)
–
55%
43%
–
–
–
Morning Consult [ 35]
Jul 24 – Aug 2, 2020[ d]
900 (LV)
± 3.5%
55%
38%
–
–
–
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 28]
Jul 1–31, 2020
2,175 (LV)
–
56%
43%
–
–
–
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 28]
Jun 8–30, 2020
929 (LV)
–
57%
40%
–
–
–
Victoria Research /Tallian for Attorney General [ 36] [1] [ A]
May 21–23, 2020
894 (LV)
± 3.3%
49%
39%
–
–
–
Indy Politics /Change Research [ 37]
Apr 10–13, 2020
1,021 (LV)
± 3.1%
52%
39%
–
5%
3%
Former candidates
Donald Trump vs. Elizabeth Warren
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Marginof error
Donald Trump (R)
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Undecided
Zogby Analytics [ 38]
Aug 17–23, 2017
603 (LV)
± 4.0%
45%
39%
17%
Results
By county
Parts of this article (those related to County results) need to be updated . The reason given is: County results needs to be fixed, totals aren't accurate. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (December 2024 )
County
Donald Trump Republican
Joe Biden Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
10,686
75.05%
3,236
22.73%
317
2.22%
7,450
52.32%
14,239
Allen
92,083
54.31%
73,189
43.16%
4,288
2.53%
18,894
11.15%
169,560
Bartholomew
22,410
61.74%
12,934
35.63%
956
2.63%
9,476
26.11%
36,300
Benton
3,007
73.07%
1,009
24.52%
99
2.41%
1,998
48.55%
4,115
Blackford
3,841
71.69%
1,376
25.68%
141
2.63%
2,465
46.01%
5,358
Boone
22,351
57.80%
15,244
39.42%
1,073
2.78%
7,107
18.38%
38,668
Brown
5,777
64.32%
3,036
33.80%
168
1.88%
2,741
30.52%
8,981
Carroll
7,086
74.48%
2,224
23.38%
204
2.14%
4,862
51.10%
9,514
Cass
10,552
69.43%
4,304
28.32%
342
2.25%
6,248
41.11%
15,198
Clark
33,668
57.99%
23,093
39.78%
1,296
2.23%
10,575
18.21%
58,057
Clay
9,499
77.35%
2,552
20.78%
220
1.87%
6,947
56.57%
12,281
Clinton
9,334
72.02%
3,361
25.93%
266
2.05%
5,973
46.09%
12,961
Crawford
3,483
70.39%
1,355
27.38%
110
2.23%
2,128
43.01%
4,948
Daviess
9,576
79.99%
2,169
18.12%
226
1.89%
7,407
61.87%
11,971
Dearborn
19,528
76.78%
5,446
21.41%
460
1.81%
14,082
55.37%
25,434
Decatur
9,575
77.82%
2,439
19.82%
290
2.36%
7,136
58.00%
12,304
DeKalb
14,237
72.43%
4,966
25.26%
453
2.31%
9,271
47.17%
19,656
Delaware
26,827
55.49%
20,474
42.35%
1,041
2.16%
6,353
13.14%
48,342
Dubois
15,033
68.94%
6,292
28.85%
481
2.21%
8,741
40.09%
21,806
Elkhart
46,972
62.95%
26,108
34.99%
1,538
2.06%
20,864
27.96%
74,618
Fayette
7,755
76.43%
2,237
22.05%
154
1.52%
5,518
54.38%
10,146
Floyd
23,400
55.85%
17,511
41.79%
988
2.36%
5,889
14.06%
41,899
Fountain
6,154
76.99%
1,629
20.38%
210
2.63%
4,525
56.61%
7,993
Franklin
9,691
80.64%
2,137
17.78%
190
1.58%
7,554
62.86%
12,018
Fulton
6,694
73.18%
2,280
24.93%
173
1.89%
4,414
48.25%
9,147
Gibson
11,817
73.12%
4,023
24.89%
321
1.99%
7,794
48.23%
16,161
Grant
18,543
68.10%
8,015
29.43%
672
2.47%
10,528
38.67%
27,230
Greene
11,103
74.98%
3,389
22.89%
315
2.13%
7,714
52.09%
14,807
Hamilton
101,587
52.21%
88,390
45.43%
4,600
2.36%
13,197
6.78%
194,577
Hancock
28,996
67.40%
12,895
29.97%
1,129
2.63%
16,101
37.43%
43,020
Harrison
14,565
71.98%
5,343
26.40%
328
1.62%
9,222
45.58%
20,236
Hendricks
53,802
60.65%
32,604
36.76%
2,299
2.59%
21,198
23.89%
88,705
Henry
15,043
71.43%
5,544
26.32%
474
2.25%
9,499
45.11%
21,061
Howard
26,449
65.10%
13,303
32.74%
878
2.16%
13,146
32.36%
40,630
Huntington
13,147
73.57%
4,255
23.81%
468
2.62%
8,892
49.76%
17,870
Jackson
14,555
75.66%
4,302
22.36%
381
1.98%
10,253
53.30%
19,238
Jasper
11,383
73.56%
3,798
24.54%
294
1.90%
7,585
49.02%
15,475
Jay
6,361
75.14%
1,926
22.75%
179
2.11%
4,435
52.39%
8,466
Jefferson
9,663
65.60%
4,731
32.12%
336
2.28%
4,932
33.48%
14,730
Jennings
9,490
77.29%
2,523
20.55%
265
2.16%
6,967
56.74%
12,278
Johnson
51,219
65.83%
24,736
31.79%
1,847
2.38%
26,483
34.04%
77,802
Knox
11,655
72.72%
4,067
25.37%
306
1.91%
7,588
47.35%
16,028
Kosciusko
26,499
73.85%
8,364
23.31%
1,021
2.84%
18,135
50.54%
35,884
LaGrange
8,110
76.14%
2,355
22.11%
187
1.75%
5,755
54.03%
10,652
Lake
91,760
41.65%
124,870
56.67%
3,700
1.68%
-33,110
-15.02%
220,330
LaPorte
25,997
52.54%
22,427
45.32%
1,059
2.14%
3,570
7.22%
49,483
Lawrence
15,601
74.04%
4,961
23.54%
509
2.42%
10,640
50.50%
21,071
Madison
31,215
60.16%
19,524
37.63%
1,151
2.21%
11,691
22.53%
51,890
Marion
134,175
34.30%
247,772
63.35%
9,187
2.35%
-113,597
-29.05%
391,134
Marshall
13,844
69.38%
5,712
28.63%
397
1.99%
8,132
40.75%
19,953
Martin
4,029
78.16%
1,011
19.61%
115
2.23%
3,018
58.55%
5,155
Miami
10,925
75.38%
3,235
22.32%
333
2.30%
7,690
53.06%
14,493
Monroe
22,071
34.95%
39,861
63.12%
1,219
1.93%
-17,790
-28.17%
63,151
Montgomery
12,659
73.61%
4,213
24.50%
326
1.89%
8,446
49.11%
17,198
Morgan
27,512
75.96%
7,781
21.48%
928
2.56%
19,731
54.48%
36,221
Newton
4,942
74.78%
1,509
22.83%
158
2.39%
3,433
51.95%
6,609
Noble
14,195
73.87%
4,660
24.25%
362
1.88%
9,535
49.62%
19,217
Ohio
2,392
75.60%
750
23.70%
22
0.70%
1,642
51.90%
3,164
Orange
6,432
72.73%
2,224
25.15%
188
2.12%
4,208
47.58%
8,844
Owen
7,286
73.47%
2,420
24.40%
211
2.13%
4,866
49.07%
9,917
Parke
5,400
76.90%
1,503
21.40%
119
1.70%
3,897
55.50%
7,022
Perry
5,345
61.18%
3,203
36.66%
189
2.16%
2,142
24.52%
8,737
Pike
4,692
75.37%
1,415
22.73%
118
1.90%
3,277
52.64%
6,225
Porter
45,008
51.87%
39,746
45.81%
2,014
2.32%
5,262
6.06%
86,768
Posey
9,209
69.38%
3,817
28.76%
247
1.86%
5,392
40.62%
13,273
Pulaski
4,246
73.04%
1,463
25.17%
104
1.79%
2,783
47.87%
5,813
Putnam
12,278
73.86%
3,946
23.74%
399
2.40%
8,332
50.12%
16,623
Randolph
8,312
75.02%
2,513
22.68%
254
2.30%
5,799
52.34%
11,079
Ripley
11,261
78.79%
2,774
19.41%
257
1.80%
8,487
59.38%
14,292
Rush
6,035
76.00%
1,754
22.09%
152
1.91%
4,281
53.91%
7,941
Scott
7,331
72.00%
2,701
26.53%
150
1.47%
4,630
45.47%
10,182
Shelby
14,568
72.78%
5,023
25.09%
426
2.13%
9,545
47.69%
20,017
Spencer
7,357
68.19%
3,213
29.78%
219
2.03%
4,144
38.41%
10,789
St. Joseph
53,164
46.13%
59,896
51.98%
2,178
1.89%
-6,732
-5.85%
115,238
Starke
7,469
72.42%
2,651
25.71%
193
1.87%
4,818
46.71%
10,313
Steuben
11,327
69.99%
4,513
27.89%
344
2.12%
6,814
42.10%
16,184
Sullivan
6,691
74.28%
2,153
23.90%
164
1.82%
4,538
50.38%
9,008
Switzerland
3,133
75.33%
964
23.18%
62
1.49%
2,169
52.15%
4,159
Tippecanoe
34,581
48.15%
35,017
48.75%
2,226
3.10%
-436
-0.60%
71,824
Tipton
6,110
75.21%
1,834
22.58%
180
2.21%
4,276
52.63%
8,124
Union
2,688
76.98%
736
21.08%
68
1.94%
1,952
55.90%
3,492
Vanderburgh
41,844
53.88%
34,415
44.31%
1,403
1.81%
7,429
9.57%
77,662
Vermillion
5,184
69.21%
2,145
28.64%
161
2.15%
3,039
40.57%
7,490
Vigo
24,545
56.17%
18,123
41.47%
1,030
2.36%
6,422
14.70%
43,698
Wabash
10,762
73.72%
3,494
23.93%
342
2.35%
7,268
49.79%
14,598
Warren
3,401
76.03%
974
21.78%
98
2.19%
2,427
54.25%
4,473
Warrick
21,326
62.93%
11,923
35.18%
641
1.89%
9,403
27.75%
33,890
Washington
9,114
75.08%
2,784
22.93%
241
1.99%
6,330
52.15%
12,139
Wayne
17,567
63.47%
9,524
34.41%
588
2.12%
8,043
29.06%
27,679
Wells
10,855
77.10%
2,928
20.80%
297
2.10%
7,927
56.30%
14,080
White
7,957
71.13%
3,032
27.10%
198
1.77%
4,925
44.03%
11,187
Whitley
12,862
73.13%
4,234
24.07%
492
2.80%
8,628
49.06%
17,588
Totals
1,729,863
56.91%
1,242,505
40.87%
67,413
2.22%
487,358
16.04%
3,039,781
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Swing by county
Democratic — +12.5-15%
Democratic — +10-12.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +5-7.5%
Democratic — +2.5-5%
Democratic — +0-2.5%
Republican — +0-2.5%
Republican — +2.5-5%
Republican — +5-7.5%
Republican — +7.5-10%
Republican — +10-12.5%
Trend relative to the state by county
Democratic — +12.5-15%
Democratic — +10-12.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +5-7.5%
Democratic — +2.5-5%
Democratic — +0-2.5%
Republican — +0-2.5%
Republican — +2.5-5%
Republican — +5-7.5%
Republican — +7.5-10%
Republican — +10-12.5%
County flips
Democratic
Hold
Gain from Republican
Republican
Hold
By congressional district
Trump and Republican candidates won 7 of 9 congressional districts.
Analysis
Biden significantly reduced the Republican margin in Hamilton County , a suburban county in the Indianapolis metropolitan area that is the state's fourth-most populous county.[ 40] Hamilton County has never supported a candidate of the Democratic Party for president except for 1912 , when the split in the Republicans allowed Woodrow Wilson to carry the county with a 34.9% plurality.[ 6] Hamilton broke 60%-38% for John McCain in 2008 , when Barack Obama won Indiana. Mitt Romney won Hamilton County 66%–32% in 2012 and Trump won it 56%-37% in 2016, nearly identical to his statewide margin. In this election, Trump narrowly won Hamilton County, 52%-45%, a margin that is to the left of the statewide result. Biden's 45% vote share in Hamilton County is higher than that of even Lyndon B. Johnson in his nationwide landslide in 1964 and higher than that of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 .[ 6] Biden's vote share in Hamilton is only equaled by Roosevelt's 44.85% share in his 1932 landslide.
See also
Notes
^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
^ a b Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ Overlapping sample with the previous SurveyMonkey/Axios poll, but more information available regarding sample size
^ Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
Partisan clients
^ This poll is sponsored by Karen Tallian's campaign (D)
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