Indiana Primary Facts and Figures
Presidential Primary Winners
Democrats
- 1988: Michael Dukakis
- 1992: Bill Clinton
- 1996: Bill Clinton
- 2000: Al Gore
- 2004: John Kerry
Republicans
- 1988: George H.W. Bush
- 1992: George H.W. Bush
- 1996: Bob Dole
- 2000: George W. Bush
- 2004: George W. Bush
Sources: Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections; Indiana Secretary of State's Office, Election Division
Voter Registration Data
(as of April 24, 2008)
Registered voters: 4,315,298
Source: Indiana Secretary of State's Office, Election Division
General Election Winners—1988-2004
- 1988: George H.W. Bush
- 1992: George H.W. Bush
- 1996: Bob Dole
- 2000: George W. Bush
- 2004: George W. Bush
Sources: Congressional Quarterly ' s Guide to U.S. Elections; Indiana Secretary of State's Office, Election Division
Exit Poll Demographics
2004 General Election
Sex
- Male: 48%
- Female: 52%
Race
- White: 89%
- African-American: 7%
- Latino: 3%
- Asian: 1%
Age
- 18-29: 14%
- 30-44: 33%
- 45-59: 30%
- 60 and older: 23%
White Evangelical/ Born Again
- Yes: 35%
- No: 65%
Source: CNN
3 Things You Didn't Know about the Indiana Primaries
1. Indiana once had the nation's earliest presidential primary. In 1916, the state's March primary was the earliest in the U.S.—New Hampshire and Minnesota voted a week later.
2. In 1968, Robert Kennedy was just beginning his Indiana campaign when he received word that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated in Memphis. Against the advice of some local officials, Kennedy went ahead with his planned speaking engagement in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Indianapolis. His historic remarks called for peace and reconciliation. Today, a Peace Memorial statue stands in the park where Kennedy spoke.
3. In 1976, Ronald Reagan surprised many by winning the Indiana presidential primary over incumbent Gerald Ford (by 51.3 to 48.7%). Weeks earlier, polls had showed Reagan about 25 percent behind in the state.
Sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Business, Connecticut Post, Indianapolis Star, Indiana Secretary of State's Office, Election Division, Indy Parks and Recreation, Manchester Union Leader, New York Times, Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary
Reader Comments
I will not vote for Clinton & McClain
Why don't pepole see what our problem is. I was born a Repuplican and stayed a conservitive most of my life, but when I started to open my mind up and started to see our freedom and economy falling away, I began invistigating off the internet, talking with every one ,both Democrats and Repuplicans, listening with an open mind and thinking about how the USA is turning into socialism with the large Corp. globle power,Our international financial sytem in complete control of this nation that needs Government help for everything. the Repuplicans and the Democrates ,under the Clinton adminatration is why our country is so weak and has given all our industry away to cloble power. THe North American Free Trades Agreement and the great Trades Agreement with China happened in the Clinton Adminatration. Repuplicans and Demorcate voting for it. I seen the damage from it coming, but not the diehard democrates. World War 3 is coming soon and with out the help of foreign countrys, we our weakened beyond servival. Hillary and McClain are part of this USA Distruction. Obama has not proved to me yet that he will buck Globle Power, but I voted for him as I hope he can and will. I really voted against Clinton and McClain. We should not be involved in Irag or Iran. Irag was just a disagreement over the US dollar involvement with Irag oil market.
The USA does not need the Government involved with foreign trade and helping large Corp. move out of the US. It is just a no-brainer. Wake up America! The Council on Foreign Relationship is deroying our freedom and the USA, that was every persons dream.
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I would like to know why CNN an organization with such smart commentators would invite a poor excuse at intellect as that republican strategist Joe whatever? lastname is on to speak. He takes over all positions and control and is the only one that can be heard,
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