Presidential election in Indiana, 2020

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Indiana
2020 presidential election

Democratic primary: June 2, 2020
Democratic winner: Joe Biden

Republican primary: June 2, 2020
Republican winner: Donald Trump

Electoral College: 11 votes
2020 winner: Donald Trump (R)
2016 winner: Donald Trump (R)
2012 winner: Mitt Romney (R)

Presidential election by state, 2020

President Donald Trump (R) won the presidential election in Indiana on November 3, 2020. Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232 electoral votes.

The Democratic and Republican parties held primaries in Indiana on June 2, 2020. Biden won the Democratic primary and Trump won the Republican primary.[1][2]

In response to public health concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) announced on March 20, 2020, that Indiana would move its primary from May 5 to June 2.[3]

In the 15 presidential elections since 1960, Indiana has voted for the Republican candidate 13 times and for the Democratic candidate twice. In four of the last five presidential elections, the Republican candidate has earned more than 54 percent of the vote in the state.[4]

This page includes the following sections:

Candidates and election results

General election


Presidential election in Indiana, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
57.0
 
1,729,519 11
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
41.0
 
1,242,416 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
2.0
 
59,232 0
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Howie Hawkins (no running mate) (G) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
989 0
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Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (American Solidarity Party) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
895 0
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Shawn W. Howard (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
23 0
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Valerie McCray (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
17 0
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Joseph Charles Schriner (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
13 0
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James L. Johnson, Jr. (no running mate) (Other) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
5 0
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Deborah Rouse/Sheila Cannon (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4 0
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Mitchell Williams (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4 0
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Christopher Stried (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2 0
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Randall Foltyniewicz (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0
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Kasey Wells (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,033,121



Primary election

Indiana Democratic presidential primary on June 2, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Joe Biden
 
76.6
 
363,839 81
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Bernie Sanders
 
13.4
 
63,843 1
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Pete Buttigieg
 
3.6
 
17,169 0
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Elizabeth Warren
 
2.8
 
13,507 0
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Michael Bloomberg
 
1.0
 
4,618 0
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Andrew Yang
 
0.9
 
4,247 0
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Amy Klobuchar
 
0.8
 
3,701 0
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Tulsi Gabbard
 
0.5
 
2,531 0
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Thomas Steyer
 
0.3
 
1,317 0

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Total votes: 474,772 • Total pledged delegates: 82


Indiana Republican presidential primary on June 2, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Donald Trump
 
91.8
 
493,851 58
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Bill Weld
 
8.2
 
43,930 0

100% reporting Source

Total votes: 537,781 • Total pledged delegates: 58


Government response to coronavirus pandemic in Indiana

Summary of changes to election dates and procedures

Indiana did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Frequently asked questions

See also: Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election

The 2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. Our readers had questions about what to expect in elections at all levels of government, from the casting of ballots to the certification of final results. Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk was designed to answer those questions. Ballotpedia is in the process of compiling and answering frequently asked questions related to the 2020 elections. Questions related to this election will be available soon.


Additional resources

Democratic primary

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Indiana held its Democratic primary election on June 2, 2020.
  • Indiana had an estimated 89 delegates comprised of 82 pledged delegates and seven superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Democratic primary was open, meaning any registered voters were able to vote in the election.


    • Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[5] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[6] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

    With the plurality of pledged delegates, Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee on April 8, 2020, after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign.[7] Biden crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination on June 5, 2020.[8]

    Biden announced U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020. Harris is the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[9]

    Republican primary

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Indiana held its Republican primary election on June 2, 2020.
  • Indiana had an estimated 58 delegates. Delegate allocation was a hybrid system.
  • The Republican primary was open, meaning any registered voters were able to vote in the election.


    • The Republican Party selected President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[10]

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

    George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign. Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[11]

    Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.

    For an overview of the 2016 presidential election in Indiana, click here.


    Candidate filing requirements

    See also: Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Indiana

    The tables below detail filing requirements for presidential candidates in Indiana in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Indiana, click here.

    Presidential primary candidates

    Filing requirements for presidential primary candidates in Indiana, 2020
    State Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Indiana Democratic and Republican 4,500 500 signatures from each congressional district N/A N/A 2/10/2020 Source

    Independent presidential candidates

    Filing requirements for independent candidates in Indiana, 2020
    State Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Indiana 44,935 2% of the total votes cast for secretary of state in the last general election N/A N/A 6/30/2020 Source

    Historical election results

    2016

    General election

    U.S. presidential election, Indiana, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 37.8% 1,033,126 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 56.9% 1,557,286 11
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 4.9% 133,993 0
         - Write-in votes 0.4% 10,553 0
    Total Votes 2,734,958 11
    Election results via: Indiana Secretary of State

    Primary election

    Indiana Democratic Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngBernie Sanders 52.5% 335,074 44
    Hillary Clinton 47.5% 303,705 39
    Totals 638,779 83
    Source: Indiana Secretary of State and The New York Times


    Indiana Republican Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Jeb Bush 0.6% 6,508 0
    Ben Carson 0.8% 8,914 0
    Chris Christie 0.2% 1,738 0
    Ted Cruz 36.6% 406,783 0
    Carly Fiorina 0.1% 1,494 0
    John Kasich 7.6% 84,111 0
    Rand Paul 0.4% 4,306 0
    Marco Rubio 0.5% 5,175 0
    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 53.3% 591,514 57
    Totals 1,110,543 57
    Source: Indiana Secretary of State and The New York Times

    99 percent of precincts reporting.

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, Indiana, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 43.9% 1,152,887 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMitt Romney/Paul Ryan 54.1% 1,420,543 11
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 1.9% 50,111 0
         Write-in Write-in candidates 0% 993 0
    Total Votes 2,624,534 11
    Election results via: Indiana Secretary of State, Election Division

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Indiana, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden 49.9% 1,374,039 11
         Republican John McCain/Sarah Palin 48.9% 1,345,648 0
         Libertarian Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root 1.1% 29,257 0
         Write-in Write-in candidates 0.1% 2,110 0
    Total Votes 2,751,054 11
    Election results via: Indiana Secretary of State, Election Division

    Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

    • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
    • Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
    • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential voting history by state

    Indiana presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 5 Democratic wins
    • 27 Republican wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D R R R R R R D R R R R R R R R R R D R R R R


    See also: Presidential election accuracy

    Below is an analysis of Indiana's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

    Presidential election voting record in Indiana, 1900-2016

    Between 1900 and 2016:

    • Indiana participated in 30 presidential elections.
    • Indiana voted for the winning presidential candidate 70 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 72.31 percent.[12]
    • Indiana voted Democratic 16.67 percent of the time and Republican 83.33 percent of the time.

    Presidential election voting record in Indiana, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    State profile

    See also: Indiana and Indiana elections, 2019
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    Partisan data

    The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

    Presidential voting pattern

    • Indiana voted Republican in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

    Congressional delegation

    State executives

    State legislature

    Indiana Party Control: 1992-2024
    No Democratic trifectas  •  Sixteen 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
    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
    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
    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

    Indiana quick stats
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    Demographic data for Indiana
     IndianaU.S.
    Total population:6,612,768316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):35,8263,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:84.2%73.6%
    Black/African American:9.2%12.6%
    Asian:1.9%5.1%
    Native American:0.2%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:2.2%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:6.4%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:87.8%86.7%
    College graduation rate:24.1%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$49,255$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:18.4%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Indiana.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


    Presidential election by state

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2020

    Click on a state below to navigate to information about the presidential election in that jurisdiction.

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    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Indiana Presidential Democratic Primary Election Results," accessed June 2, 2020
    2. ↑ The New York Times, "Indiana Presidential Republican Primary Election Results," accessed June 2, 2020
    3. ↑ Politico, "Indiana becomes seventh state to postpone presidential primary," March 20, 2020
    4. ↑ 270 to Win, "Indiana," accessed June 17, 2019
    5. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
    6. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
    7. ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Bernie Sanders Ends 2020 Bid, Making Biden Presumptive Dem Nominee," April 8, 2020
    8. ↑ AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
    9. ↑ CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
    10. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
    11. ↑ NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
    12. ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
    13. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
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