Indiana CountyPolitics.

A practical civic record of who votes, how the electorate is registered, and how the county has voted in presidential elections since 1960.

How do we participate?

82.06% of registered Indiana County voters cast a ballot in the 2024 general election.

51,744 Registered Voters

Indiana County voters registered for the 2024 general election.

82.1% Turnout

Share of registered voters who cast a ballot in the 2024 general election.

57.1% Republican

29,541 registered voters in the 2024 general election file.

29.8% Democratic

15,409 registered voters in the 2024 general election file.

Sources: Indiana County.

How is the electorate registered?

Republicans account for 57.1% of registered voters, nearly twice the Democratic share of 29.8%.

Registration by party

The 2024 report counts Libertarian separately, but does not itemize Other Parties or provide a standalone Independent count.

Republican · 57.1%29,541
Democratic · 29.8%15,409
Other Parties · 12.6%6,527
Libertarian · 0.5%267

Sources: Pennsylvania Department of State.

How has the county voted?

Indiana County voted Republican in 13 of the 17 presidential elections since 1960, with Democratic wins in 1964, 1988, 1992, and 1996.

Presidential voting history

Indiana County totals for every presidential election from 1960 through 2024.

Year	Republican	Democratic	Other	Margin
1960	18,756 (58.6% Nixon)	13,174 (41.2% Kennedy)	83 (0.3%)	+17.4% Republican
1964	11,706 (39.9% Goldwater)	17,568 (59.9% Johnson)	46 (0.2%)	+20.0% Democratic
1968	14,899 (51.0% Nixon)	12,175 (41.7% Humphrey)	2,122 (7.3%)	+9.3% Republican
1972	18,122 (61.9% Nixon)	10,833 (37.0% McGovern)	319 (1.1%)	+24.9% Republican
1976	15,786 (51.0% Ford)	14,650 (47.3% Carter)	513 (1.7%)	+3.7% Republican
1980	15,607 (49.6% Reagan)	13,828 (44.0% Carter)	2,016 (6.4%)	+5.7% Republican
1984	18,845 (54.2% Reagan)	15,791 (45.4% Mondale)	123 (0.4%)	+8.8% Republican
1988	14,983 (47.2% Bush)	16,514 (52.0% Dukakis)	242 (0.8%)	+4.8% Democratic
1992	10,966 (32.9% Bush)	15,194 (45.6% Clinton)	7,154 (21.5%)	+12.7% Democratic
1996	12,874 (42.1% Dole)	13,868 (45.4% Clinton)	3,824 (12.5%)	+3.3% Democratic
2000	16,799 (53.5% Bush)	13,667 (43.5% Gore)	935 (3.0%)	+10.0% Republican
2004	20,254 (55.9% Bush)	15,831 (43.7% Kerry)	163 (0.4%)	+12.2% Republican
2008	19,727 (52.9% McCain)	17,065 (45.7% Obama)	510 (1.4%)	+7.1% Republican
2012	21,257 (58.4% Romney)	14,473 (39.7% Obama)	700 (1.9%)	+18.6% Republican
2016	24,888 (65.9% Trump)	11,528 (30.5% Clinton)	1,354 (3.6%)	+35.4% Republican
2020	28,089 (68.2% Trump)	12,634 (30.7% Biden)	475 (1.2%)	+37.5% Republican
2024	29,215 (69.0% Trump)	12,697 (30.0% Harris)	425 (1.0%)	+39.0% Republican

Sources: Indiana County and Pennsylvania Department of State and Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Margins show the leading party’s share-point lead.

When do we turn out?

Participation differs sharply across election types. These are three individual general elections, not long-term averages for each type.

Presidential turnout was more than twice municipal turnout.

Share of registered voters who cast a ballot. Each full track represents 100%.

2024 · Presidential82.1%
2022 · Midterm66.9%
2023 · Municipal39.2%

Election participation

Registered voters and ballots cast in each general election.

Year	Voters	Ballots
2022	49,316	32,980
2023	48,578	19,062
2024	51,744	42,459

Sources: Indiana County certified 2022 results and Indiana County certified 2023 results and Indiana County certified 2024 results. Ballots cast divided by registered voters.

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