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Democratic Party primaries in Indiana, 2024
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| Democratic Party primaries, 2024 |
| Primary Date |
| May 7, 2024 |
| Federal elections |
| Democratic primaries for U.S. House |
| State party |
| Democratic Party of Indiana |
| State political party revenue |
This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Indiana on May 7, 2024.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Indiana law requires a closed primary, where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. This includes if they voted for a majority of that party’s candidates in the last general election or plan to in the upcoming election. However, it is possible for any voter to vote in any party's primary so long as they meet this criteria.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Federal elections
U.S. House
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Indiana
Context of the 2024 elections
Indiana Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Seventeen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
State party overview
Democratic Party of Indiana
- See also: Democratic Party of Indiana
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Five of 92 Indiana counties—5 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Delaware County, Indiana | 13.43% | 3.12% | 14.98% | ||||
| LaPorte County, Indiana | 6.33% | 12.57% | 22.04% | ||||
| Perry County, Indiana | 18.55% | 11.59% | 22.84% | ||||
| Porter County, Indiana | 6.59% | 3.90% | 7.20% | ||||
| Vigo County, Indiana | 14.97% | 0.86% | 15.83% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Indiana with 56.9 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 37.8 percent. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was Trump's running mate. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican 83.33 percent of the time and Democratic 16.67 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Indiana voted Republican four times and Democratic once when it voted for Barack Obama in 2008.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Indiana. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 28 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 32.9 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 72 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 25.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 75 out of 100 state House districts in Indiana with an average margin of victory of 34.3 points. Trump won six districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 Presidential Results by state House District ' | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 74.02% | 24.38% | D+49.6 | 69.13% | 26.57% | D+42.6 | D |
| 2 | 91.24% | 8.20% | D+83 | 86.86% | 10.81% | D+76.1 | D |
| 3 | 85.10% | 14.01% | D+71.1 | 76.56% | 20.48% | D+56.1 | D |
| 4 | 46.94% | 51.38% | R+4.4 | 44.02% | 50.44% | R+6.4 | R |
| 5 | 43.96% | 54.42% | R+10.5 | 42.04% | 52.89% | R+10.8 | R |
| 6 | 65.56% | 32.91% | D+32.6 | 62.43% | 32.71% | D+29.7 | D |
| 7 | 49.21% | 49.37% | R+0.2 | 42.98% | 52.50% | R+9.5 | D |
| 8 | 50.73% | 47.97% | D+2.8 | 48.45% | 46.84% | D+1.6 | D |
| 9 | 60.14% | 37.95% | D+22.2 | 51.04% | 43.89% | D+7.1 | D |
| 10 | 58.94% | 39.04% | D+19.9 | 48.29% | 45.87% | D+2.4 | D |
| 11 | 41.85% | 56.39% | R+14.5 | 32.04% | 62.83% | R+30.8 | R |
| 12 | 53.19% | 45.32% | D+7.9 | 51.20% | 44.04% | D+7.2 | D |
| 13 | 34.43% | 63.03% | R+28.6 | 25.19% | 69.21% | R+44 | R |
| 14 | 83.05% | 16.18% | D+66.9 | 77.49% | 19.96% | D+57.5 | D |
| 15 | 46.17% | 52.52% | R+6.4 | 42.67% | 53.12% | R+10.5 | R |
| 16 | 38.06% | 59.58% | R+21.5 | 24.96% | 70.45% | R+45.5 | R |
| 17 | 33.98% | 64.01% | R+30 | 25.85% | 69.06% | R+43.2 | R |
| 18 | 26.77% | 71.19% | R+44.4 | 20.36% | 74.88% | R+54.5 | R |
| 19 | 47.78% | 50.75% | R+3 | 42.72% | 52.73% | R+10 | R |
| 20 | 47.61% | 50.07% | R+2.5 | 34.89% | 59.54% | R+24.7 | R |
| 21 | 39.78% | 58.56% | R+18.8 | 33.73% | 61.94% | R+28.2 | R |
| 22 | 23.30% | 74.84% | R+51.5 | 19.91% | 75.20% | R+55.3 | R |
| 23 | 36.08% | 61.21% | R+25.1 | 24.21% | 70.73% | R+46.5 | R |
| 24 | 31.59% | 66.93% | R+35.3 | 40.35% | 53.30% | R+13 | R |
| 25 | 36.30% | 61.32% | R+25 | 27.19% | 67.54% | R+40.3 | R |
| 26 | 49.86% | 47.78% | D+2.1 | 50.02% | 43.22% | D+6.8 | R |
| 27 | 51.92% | 45.41% | D+6.5 | 48.64% | 44.84% | D+3.8 | D |
| 28 | 27.16% | 71.07% | R+43.9 | 24.52% | 69.75% | R+45.2 | R |
| 29 | 30.84% | 67.12% | R+36.3 | 32.24% | 61.50% | R+29.3 | R |
| 30 | 44.78% | 52.78% | R+8 | 32.84% | 61.89% | R+29.1 | R |
| 31 | 40.25% | 57.59% | R+17.3 | 28.83% | 66.42% | R+37.6 | R |
| 32 | 31.06% | 66.81% | R+35.7 | 23.91% | 70.93% | R+47 | R |
| 33 | 39.69% | 58.25% | R+18.6 | 25.55% | 69.80% | R+44.2 | R |
| 34 | 61.63% | 35.68% | D+25.9 | 52.44% | 41.78% | D+10.7 | D |
| 35 | 41.75% | 56.04% | R+14.3 | 30.87% | 64.18% | R+33.3 | D |
| 36 | 52.89% | 44.86% | D+8 | 41.75% | 53.32% | R+11.6 | D |
| 37 | 35.26% | 63.23% | R+28 | 40.95% | 53.05% | R+12.1 | R |
| 38 | 33.79% | 64.07% | R+30.3 | 23.90% | 71.40% | R+47.5 | R |
| 39 | 32.92% | 65.53% | R+32.6 | 40.88% | 53.34% | R+12.5 | R |
| 40 | 36.23% | 62.08% | R+25.8 | 35.50% | 58.61% | R+23.1 | R |
| 41 | 29.51% | 67.92% | R+38.4 | 22.67% | 71.80% | R+49.1 | R |
| 42 | 39.22% | 58.41% | R+19.2 | 26.29% | 69.50% | R+43.2 | R |
| 43 | 55.30% | 42.73% | D+12.6 | 45.56% | 49.83% | R+4.3 | D |
| 44 | 31.50% | 66.22% | R+34.7 | 21.02% | 74.48% | R+53.5 | R |
| 45 | 36.84% | 61.06% | R+24.2 | 24.84% | 71.19% | R+46.4 | R |
| 46 | 38.55% | 59.25% | R+20.7 | 31.57% | 63.54% | R+32 | R |
| 47 | 29.10% | 68.87% | R+39.8 | 24.16% | 70.65% | R+46.5 | R |
| 48 | 38.56% | 59.90% | R+21.3 | 32.75% | 62.92% | R+30.2 | R |
| 49 | 33.11% | 65.49% | R+32.4 | 32.54% | 63.39% | R+30.9 | R |
| 50 | 33.14% | 65.13% | R+32 | 27.01% | 68.02% | R+41 | R |
| 51 | 34.00% | 63.93% | R+29.9 | 24.48% | 70.78% | R+46.3 | R |
| 52 | 31.00% | 67.27% | R+36.3 | 24.47% | 70.89% | R+46.4 | R |
| 53 | 30.23% | 67.35% | R+37.1 | 23.85% | 70.13% | R+46.3 | R |
| 54 | 38.63% | 58.47% | R+19.8 | 24.91% | 69.53% | R+44.6 | R |
| 55 | 33.15% | 64.51% | R+31.4 | 22.12% | 73.36% | R+51.2 | R |
| 56 | 42.11% | 55.91% | R+13.8 | 33.19% | 62.25% | R+29.1 | R |
| 57 | 30.69% | 67.09% | R+36.4 | 23.49% | 71.18% | R+47.7 | R |
| 58 | 31.41% | 66.58% | R+35.2 | 27.77% | 66.87% | R+39.1 | R |
| 59 | 37.11% | 60.82% | R+23.7 | 31.83% | 62.16% | R+30.3 | R |
| 60 | 39.41% | 58.45% | R+19 | 34.82% | 60.63% | R+25.8 | R |
| 61 | 69.90% | 27.39% | D+42.5 | 75.00% | 20.08% | D+54.9 | D |
| 62 | 40.31% | 57.59% | R+17.3 | 34.37% | 60.99% | R+26.6 | R |
| 63 | 30.08% | 67.97% | R+37.9 | 22.31% | 72.84% | R+50.5 | R |
| 64 | 32.42% | 65.53% | R+33.1 | 24.93% | 70.82% | R+45.9 | R |
| 65 | 34.17% | 63.45% | R+29.3 | 25.48% | 69.95% | R+44.5 | R |
| 66 | 43.12% | 54.94% | R+11.8 | 30.53% | 65.36% | R+34.8 | D |
| 67 | 33.59% | 63.85% | R+30.3 | 20.50% | 75.70% | R+55.2 | R |
| 68 | 28.25% | 69.83% | R+41.6 | 19.20% | 77.08% | R+57.9 | R |
| 69 | 36.52% | 60.78% | R+24.3 | 22.82% | 72.40% | R+49.6 | R |
| 70 | 36.18% | 61.71% | R+25.5 | 27.10% | 68.70% | R+41.6 | R |
| 71 | 50.92% | 47.20% | D+3.7 | 44.56% | 50.60% | R+6 | D |
| 72 | 42.89% | 55.41% | R+12.5 | 38.96% | 56.02% | R+17.1 | R |
| 73 | 36.02% | 61.42% | R+25.4 | 22.93% | 72.72% | R+49.8 | R |
| 74 | 44.73% | 53.00% | R+8.3 | 31.06% | 63.50% | R+32.4 | R |
| 75 | 37.34% | 60.55% | R+23.2 | 28.95% | 66.32% | R+37.4 | R |
| 76 | 39.60% | 58.59% | R+19 | 32.85% | 62.36% | R+29.5 | R |
| 77 | 57.50% | 40.60% | D+16.9 | 52.56% | 42.87% | D+9.7 | D |
| 78 | 37.34% | 61.05% | R+23.7 | 35.16% | 60.59% | R+25.4 | R |
| 79 | 28.95% | 69.22% | R+40.3 | 21.65% | 73.97% | R+52.3 | R |
| 80 | 78.11% | 20.64% | D+57.5 | 74.22% | 22.20% | D+52 | D |
| 81 | 44.14% | 53.80% | R+9.7 | 40.62% | 53.82% | R+13.2 | R |
| 82 | 30.25% | 67.78% | R+37.5 | 21.96% | 73.57% | R+51.6 | R |
| 83 | 31.27% | 67.18% | R+35.9 | 29.98% | 65.17% | R+35.2 | R |
| 84 | 34.51% | 63.98% | R+29.5 | 33.23% | 62.10% | R+28.9 | R |
| 85 | 31.58% | 66.88% | R+35.3 | 27.71% | 67.59% | R+39.9 | R |
| 86 | 57.98% | 40.35% | D+17.6 | 64.62% | 29.75% | D+34.9 | D |
| 87 | 49.95% | 48.31% | D+1.6 | 55.89% | 38.06% | D+17.8 | D |
| 88 | 34.66% | 63.88% | R+29.2 | 37.37% | 57.03% | R+19.7 | R |
| 89 | 47.75% | 50.14% | R+2.4 | 43.77% | 50.93% | R+7.2 | R |
| 90 | 34.68% | 63.24% | R+28.6 | 32.08% | 62.11% | R+30 | R |
| 91 | 37.73% | 59.66% | R+21.9 | 31.71% | 62.40% | R+30.7 | R |
| 92 | 51.81% | 46.05% | D+5.8 | 49.25% | 45.19% | D+4.1 | D |
| 93 | 34.28% | 63.70% | R+29.4 | 32.89% | 61.93% | R+29 | R |
| 94 | 82.54% | 16.46% | D+66.1 | 82.29% | 14.31% | D+68 | D |
| 95 | 77.93% | 21.08% | D+56.8 | 75.26% | 21.28% | D+54 | D |
| 96 | 84.99% | 13.71% | D+71.3 | 83.70% | 12.01% | D+71.7 | D |
| 97 | 53.11% | 44.02% | D+9.1 | 48.46% | 45.17% | D+3.3 | D |
| 98 | 82.27% | 16.60% | D+65.7 | 78.54% | 18.32% | D+60.2 | D |
| 99 | 83.25% | 15.77% | D+67.5 | 80.80% | 15.76% | D+65 | D |
| 100 | 61.83% | 35.60% | D+26.2 | 59.68% | 34.20% | D+25.5 | D |
| Total | 43.94% | 54.15% | R+10.2 | 37.92% | 57.16% | R+19.2 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana General Assembly, "Ind. Code § 3–10–1–6," accessed December 5, 2025
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017