2008 United States presidential election in Indiana

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 United States presidential election 2008 United States presidential election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 2004 United States presidential election in Indiana 2004 November 4, 2008 2012 United States presidential election in Indiana 2012 x200px Obama portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 11 1,374,039 49.95% John McCain official portrait 2009 (cropped).jpg John McCain Republican Party (United States) Arizona Sarah Palin 0 1,345,648 48.91% 180px County results 180px Congressional district results 180px Precinct results 300px Obama #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% McCain #F2B3BE 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Tie/No Data #D4C4DC #808080 President George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Indiana was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama by 28,391 votes, a 1.03% margin of victory. Prior to the election, major news organizations considered the state as leaning toward Republican nominee John McCain or as a toss-up. On election day, Obama narrowly carried Indiana, becoming the first Democrat to win the state since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. This marked what is to date the last time a Democratic presidential nominee has won Indiana. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that the Democratic nominee won any of the following counties: Madison, Spencer, Starke, Vanderburgh, and Vermillion, and the last time the state was decided by a single digit margin. Obama's 1,374,039 votes is the most received by a Democratic presidential candidate in the state's history. While both states went to the Democratic nominee, Indiana voted more Democratic in this election than North Carolina, a modern-day swing state, whereas Indiana would return to its Republican roots just four years later. Primaries On May 6, 2008, Indiana held its presidential primaries: 2008 Indiana Democratic presidential primary 2008 Indiana Republican presidential primary Campaign Predictions There were 16 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Their last predictions before election day were: +SourceRankingD.C. Political Report2009-01-01 D.C.'s Political Report: The complete source for campaign summaries. http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html 2021-08-23 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090101161206/http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html 2009-01-01Likely RCook Political Report2015-05-05 Presidential http://cookpolitical.com/presidential 2021-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003043/http://cookpolitical.com/presidential 2015-05-05Toss-upThe Takeaway2009-04-22 Vote 2008 - The Takeaway - Track the Electoral College vote predictions http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/ 2021-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422070127/http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/ 2009-04-22Lean RElectoral-vote.comElectoral-vote.com: President, Senate, House Updated Daily https://electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Dec31.html 2021-08-23 electoral-vote.comLean RWashington PostBased on TakeawayLean RPoliticoPOLITICO's 2008 Swing State Map - POLITICO.com https://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html 2016-09-22 www.politico.comLean RRealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080605003612/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5 2008-06-05 RealClearPolitics - Electoral MapToss-upFiveThirtyEightLean RCQ PoliticsCQ Presidential Election Maps, 2008 http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090614004022/http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08 June 14, 2009 December 20, 2009 CQ PoliticsToss-upThe New York TimesNagourney Adam Zeleny Jeff Carter Shan 2008-11-04 The Electoral Map: Key States The New York Times http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html?scp=1&sq=electoral%20college%20map&st=cse May 26, 2010Toss-upCNN2008-10-31 October – 2008 – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs CNN http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/ May 26, 2010 2010-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619013250/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/ deadToss-upNPRLean RMSNBCToss-upFox NewsApril 27, 2010 Winning The Electoral College Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/oreilly/winning-the-electoral-college/Toss-upAssociated Pressroadto270 http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/ 2016-09-22 hosted.ap.org December 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081208002123/http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/ deadToss-upRasmussen ReportsElection 2008: Electoral College Update - Rasmussen Reports https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update 2016-09-22 www.rasmussenreports.comToss-up Polling Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election#Indiana Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election: Indiana Pre-election polling was always tight, although McCain generally had a slight lead in 3 poll averages throughout the entire general election, including the final weeks of the election. Rasmussen Reports never had Obama winning a state poll. In the last opinion polling before the election, conducted by Public Policy Polling (October 31-November 2, 2008), Barack Obama led John McCain 49% to 48%. The final 3 poll average gave McCain the lead 49% to 46%, with undecided voters deciding the election.Election 2008 Polls - Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Fundraising John McCain raised a total of $1,758,471 in the state. Barack Obama raised $3,400,475.http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=IN&cand_id=P00000001 Presidential Campaign Finance 2009-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20090324090049/http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=IN&cand_id=P00000001 2009-03-24 dead Advertising and visits Obama massively outspent McCain in this state. Obama and his interest groups spent $17,796,704. McCain and his interest groups spent $3,160,264.https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/ad.spending/ CNN Map: Campaign Ad Spending - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com 2010-05-26 The Democratic ticket visited this state 8 times. The Republican ticket visited 5 times.https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/candidate.visits/ CNN Map: Campaign Candidate Visits - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com 2010-05-26 Analysis Historically, Indiana has been the most Republican state in the Great Lakes region. However, polling in September and October showed that Indiana was possibly turning into a swing state in 2008. George W. Bush easily captured Indiana's 11 electoral votes in 2004, defeating Democrat John Kerry by more than 20%. In contrast, most polls from the summer of 2008 onward showed only single-digit margins.How President Obama pulled off the shock of the 2008 election in Indiana, Elections Daily, April 21, 2020 The race was as close as expected. Indiana's polls closed at 6 p.m. local time. The state has often been among the first to be called for the Republican candidate; in 2004, for instance, the state was called for Bush almost as soon as the polls in the Central Time Zone portion of the state closed.2004 election night timeline from Dave Leip's presidential election atlas However, the race for the state was too close to call at 6pm, sending an early signal of potential upset to voters throughout the rest of the country. Indiana still had not been decided when most media outlets declared Obama president-elect at 11 p.m. Eastern time. Indiana was finally called for Senator Obama at around 6 a.m. Eastern on November 5. Ultimately, Obama ended up carrying Indiana with 1,374,039 votes to John McCain's 1,345,648 votes, a difference of 28,391 votes (approximately 1.03% of the total votes cast). The Libertarian candidate polled 29,257 votes - more than the margin of Obama's win. The result was widely seen as an upset considering Indiana's status as a traditionally Republican state. Obama won the contest with a mixture of excellent ground game and internet-powered outreach to potential voters. The efficient use of social media on a scale never seen before in presidential politics also played a role. At the same time as Obama captured Indiana's 11 electoral votes, incumbent Republican Governor Mitch Daniels was reelected to a second term with 57.84% of the vote over Democrat Jill Long Thompson who received 40.04%. Libertarian Andy Horning received 2.12%. At the state level, Democrats picked up one seat in the Indiana House of Representatives. After 2008, Indiana quickly returned to being a solidly red state, voting Republican by double-digit margins in every presidential election since. This set it apart from Virginia and North Carolina, the other two states that Obama was the first Democrat to win in several decades. Although, this was also the last election that the Democratic nominee heavily invested or even campaigned in Indiana to this extent. Virginia continued to vote Democratic in presidential elections and to become increasingly Democratic at the state level as well. North Carolina returned to supporting Republican candidates in subsequent elections, but only by relatively narrow margins, with it being considered a key battleground in every presidential election thereafter. Obama won only 15 of Indiana's counties compared to 77 for McCain. http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2008?page=district&countyID=32&officeID=36&districtID=937&candidate= Indiana General Election November 4, 2008, by County Indiana Secretary of State 2008-11-04 2008-11-07 However those 15 counties make up 44% of the state's population. Obama carried the state largely by trouncing McCain in Marion County, home to increasingly Democratic Indianapolis, by over 106,000 votes. Kerry narrowly won Marion County in 2004; prior to that it last supported Democrat Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Obama also won in Vigo County, home to Terre Haute and a noted bellwether; it had voted for the winner of every presidential election all but twice since 1892 (the streak ended in 2020). http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200881104057 https://archive.today/20130126132730/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200881104057 dead 2013-01-26 Obama leads in bellwether Vigo Co. Indianapolis Star 2008-11-04 2008-11-12 Not a single county in Indiana voted more Republican in the 2008 election than in 2004. Although Obama lost Allen County, home to Indiana's second-largest city, Fort Wayne, by four points, he won in Fort Wayne city proper by 6 points. Nevertheless, Obama became the first Democrat since Martin Van Buren in 1836 to win the White House without carrying Scott County in Southern Indiana. Obama also dominated Gary and northwestern Indiana, traditionally the most Democratic region of the state. Many of the voters in this area already knew Obama, as this region makes up most of the Indiana side of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Chicago media market; Obama is from Chicago and has aired ads here for over a decade (dating to his tenure in the Illinois Senate). He also did very well in counties where colleges and universities are located, including St. Joseph (home to South Bend and Notre Dame), Vigo (home to Terre Haute and Indiana State University, Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology, and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College) Monroe (home to Bloomington and IU), Delaware (home to Muncie and Ball State), Tippecanoe (home to West Lafayette and Purdue), and Porter (home to Valparaiso and Valparaiso University). http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081105/NEWS0502/811050415 'At this defining moment, change has come to America' Indianapolis Star 2008-11-05 2008-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20081108053143/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20081105%2FNEWS0502%2F811050415 2008-11-08 dead McCain dominated Indianapolis's traditionally heavily Republican suburbs, although Obama reduced the Republican margin from past presidential elections. https://www.politico.com/story/2008/11/obama-gains-in-fast-growing-counties-015456 Obama gains in fast-growing counties Politico 2008-11-09 2008-11-10 McCain also did well in traditionally Democratic Southern Indiana. Obama only managed to win three counties in this region, one of which was Vanderburgh County, where the city of Evansville is located. Results 2008 United States presidential election in IndianaIndiana 2008 Indiana Election Report 2008 Indiana Election Division Indianapolis 1–5 https://indianavoters.in.gov/ENRHistorical/ElectionResults?year=2008 Democratic Party (United States) Barack ObamaJoe Biden 1,374,039 49.95 10.69 Republican Party (United States) John McCainSarah Palin 1,345,648 48.91 11.03 Libertarian Party (United States) Bob BarrWayne Allyn Root 29,257 1.06 0.33 Independent politician Chuck Baldwin (write-in)Baldwin was the national presidential nominee of the Constitution Party.N/ABaldwin had no registered running mate in Indiana. 1,024 0.04 0.04 Independent politician Ralph Nader (write-in)Matt Gonzalez (write-in) 909 0.03 0.02 Green Party of the United States Cynthia McKinney (write-in)N/AMcKinney had no registered running mate in Indiana. 87 0.00 Constitution Party (United States) Darrell L. Castle (write-in)Castle was the national vice-presidential nominee of the Constitution Party.N/ACastle had no registered running mate in Indiana. 51 0.00 0.00 Socialist Party USA Brian Moore (write-in)Stewart Alexander (write-in) 14 0.00 America's Independent Michael L. Faith (write-in)N/AFaith had no registered running mate in Indiana. 12 0.00 0.00 Independent politician Kevin Mottus (write-in)N/AMottus had no registered running mate in Indiana. 9 0.00 0.00 Independent politician Lawson Mitchell Bone (write-in)N/ABone had no registered running mate in Indiana. 2 0.00 Independent Republican (United States) Lou Kujawksi (write-in)N/AKujawski had no registered running mate in Indiana. 1 0.00 0.00 Independent politician Joseph Leroy Plemons (write-in)N/APlemons had no registered running mate in Indiana. 1 0.00 0.00 2,751,054 100.00 By county CountyBarack ObamaDemocraticJohn McCainRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#% Adams 4,928 36.40% 8,404 62.07% 207 1.53% -3,476 -25.67% 13,539 Allen 71,263 47.34% 77,793 51.67% 1,491 0.99% -6,530 -4.33% 150,547 Bartholomew 13,567 43.64% 17,067 54.90% 455 1.46% -3,500 -11.26% 31,089 Benton 1,563 40.95% 2,183 57.19% 71 1.86% -620 -16.24% 3,817 Blackford 2,677 49.12% 2,690 49.36% 83 1.53% -13 -0.24% 5,450 Boone 9,752 36.54% 16,622 62.27% 318 1.19% -6,870 -25.73% 26,692 Brown 3,854 47.85% 4,060 50.40% 141 1.75% -206 -2.55% 8,055 Carroll 3,736 42.77% 4,858 55.61% 142 1.62% -1,122 -12.84% 8,736 Cass 7,011 44.79% 8,346 53.32% 296 1.89% -1,335 -8.53% 15,653 Clark 21,953 45.85% 25,326 52.89% 605 1.27% -3,373 -7.04% 47,884 Clay 4,954 43.48% 6,267 55.00% 174 1.52% -1,313 -11.52% 11,395 Clinton 5,307 42.79% 6,919 55.79% 175 1.41% -1,612 -13.00% 12,401 Crawford 2,286 48.19% 2,393 50.44% 65 1.37% -107 -2.25% 4,744 Daviess 3,370 31.83% 7,098 67.05% 118 1.12% -3,728 -35.22% 10,586 Dearborn 7,123 32.06% 14,886 67.00% 208 0.94% -7,763 -34.94% 22,217 Decatur 3,892 37.06% 6,449 61.40% 162 1.54% -2,557 -24.34% 10,503 DeKalb 7,175 41.78% 9,780 56.95% 219 1.26% -2,605 -15.17% 17,174 Delaware 28,384 56.80% 20,916 41.85% 676 1.36% 7,468 14.95% 49,976 Dubois 8,748 47.05% 9,526 51.23% 319 1.72% -778 -4.18% 18,593 Elkhart 31,398 43.83% 39,396 55.00% 840 1.17% -7,998 -11.17% 71,634 Fayette 4,389 46.30% 4,917 51.87% 173 1.82% -528 -5.57% 9,479 Floyd 16,263 44.35% 19,957 54.43% 447 1.21% -3,694 -10.08% 36,667 Fountain 3,094 41.66% 4,158 55.99% 174 2.35% -1,064 -14.33% 7,426 Franklin 3,404 31.99% 7,018 65.95% 220 2.06% -3,614 -33.96% 10,642 Fulton 3,702 41.11% 5,147 57.15% 157 1.74% -1,445 -16.04% 9,006 Gibson 6,455 42.57% 8,449 55.72% 260 1.72% -1,994 -13.15% 15,164 Grant 11,293 42.87% 14,734 55.93% 317 1.20% -3,441 -13.06% 26,344 Greene 5,709 41.82% 7,691 56.34% 250 1.83% -1,982 -14.52% 13,650 Hamilton 49,704 38.45% 78,401 60.64% 1,174 0.91% -28,697 -22.19% 129,279 Hancock 11,874 34.67% 22,008 64.25% 371 1.08% -10,134 -29.58% 34,253 Harrison 7,288 40.10% 10,551 58.06% 335 1.84% -3,263 -17.96% 18,174 Hendricks 24,548 37.73% 39,728 61.07% 778 1.20% -15,180 -23.34% 65,054 Henry 10,059 47.18% 10,896 51.11% 364 1.70% -837 -3.93% 21,319 Howard 17,871 46.02% 20,248 52.14% 714 1.84% -2,377 -6.12% 38,833 Huntington 5,843 35.72% 10,291 62.91% 223 1.36% -4,448 -27.19% 16,357 Jackson 7,354 42.17% 9,726 55.77% 360 2.07% -2,372 -13.60% 17,440 Jasper 5,044 39.06% 7,669 59.39% 200 1.54% -2,625 -20.33% 12,913 Jay 3,748 45.03% 4,401 52.88% 174 2.09% -653 -7.85% 8,323 Jefferson 6,255 46.30% 7,053 52.21% 202 1.50% -798 -5.91% 13,510 Jennings 5,312 44.87% 6,261 52.88% 266 2.24% -949 -8.01% 11,839 Johnson 21,553 36.66% 36,487 62.07% 746 1.26% -14,934 -25.41% 58,786 Knox 7,569 46.08% 8,639 52.60% 216 1.31% -1,070 -6.52% 16,424 Kosciusko 9,236 30.60% 20,488 67.87% 461 1.53% -11,252 -37.27% 30,185 LaGrange 3,663 38.42% 5,702 59.80% 170 1.78% -2,039 -21.38% 9,535 Lake 139,301 66.64% 67,742 32.41% 1,996 0.95% 71,559 34.23% 209,039 LaPorte 28,258 60.10% 17,918 38.11% 842 1.79% 10,340 21.99% 47,018 Lawrence 7,208 38.89% 11,018 59.45% 308 1.66% -3,810 -20.56% 18,534 Madison 30,152 52.49% 26,403 45.96% 889 1.55% 3,749 6.53% 57,444 Marion 241,987 63.67% 134,313 35.34% 3,790 1.00% 107,674 28.33% 380,090 Marshall 7,889 42.48% 10,406 56.03% 276 1.48% -2,517 -13.55% 18,571 Martin 1,706 34.80% 3,122 63.68% 75 1.53% -1,416 -28.88% 4,903 Miami 5,564 39.30% 8,312 58.72% 280 1.98% -2,748 -19.42% 14,156 Monroe 41,450 65.39% 21,118 33.32% 819 1.29% 20,332 32.07% 63,387 Montgomery 6,013 39.34% 9,060 59.27% 212 1.39% -3,047 -19.93% 15,285 Morgan 10,330 35.85% 18,129 62.92% 352 1.22% -7,799 -27.07% 28,811 Newton 2,625 43.36% 3,301 54.53% 128 2.12% -676 -11.17% 6,054 Noble 7,064 41.54% 9,673 56.88% 270 1.58% -2,609 -15.34% 17,007 Ohio 1,158 39.68% 1,713 58.70% 47 1.61% -555 -19.02% 2,918 Orange 3,390 41.81% 4,536 55.94% 182 2.24% -1,146 -14.13% 8,108 Owen 3,570 43.70% 4,415 54.04% 185 2.26% -845 -10.34% 8,170 Parke 2,924 41.83% 3,909 55.92% 157 2.25% -985 -14.09% 6,990 Perry 5,141 60.55% 3,202 37.71% 147 1.73% 1,939 22.84% 8,490 Pike 2,700 44.79% 3,221 53.43% 107 1.78% -521 -8.64% 6,028 Porter 39,178 52.77% 33,857 45.60% 1,211 1.63% 5,321 7.17% 74,246 Posey 5,828 45.63% 6,804 53.28% 139 1.09% -976 -7.65% 12,771 Pulaski 2,466 41.35% 3,388 56.81% 110 1.84% -922 -15.46% 5,964 Putnam 6,334 43.16% 8,086 55.10% 255 1.74% -1,752 -11.94% 14,675 Randolph 4,839 44.71% 5,788 53.48% 195 1.81% -949 -8.77% 10,822 Ripley 4,187 34.22% 7,794 63.71% 253 2.08% -3,607 -29.49% 12,234 Rush 3,229 42.33% 4,271 55.98% 129 1.69% -1,042 -13.65% 7,629 Scott 4,271 47.80% 4,445 49.75% 219 2.45% -174 -1.95% 8,935 Shelby 6,987 39.69% 10,333 58.70% 282 1.60% -3,346 -19.01% 17,602 Spencer 5,039 49.42% 5,001 49.05% 156 1.53% 38 0.37% 10,196 St. Joseph 68,710 57.87% 48,510 40.85% 1,519 1.28% 20,200 17.02% 118,739 Starke 4,778 50.41% 4,473 47.19% 228 2.41% 305 3.22% 9,479 Steuben 6,284 44.29% 7,674 54.09% 230 1.62% -1,390 -9.80% 14,188 Sullivan 4,284 48.78% 4,343 49.45% 155 1.76% -59 -0.67% 8,782 Switzerland 1,638 45.00% 1,940 53.30% 62 1.70% -302 -8.30% 3,640 Tippecanoe 37,781 55.05% 29,822 43.45% 1,033 1.50% 7,959 11.60% 68,636 Tipton 3,250 41.46% 4,452 56.80% 136 1.73% -1,202 -15.34% 7,838 Union 1,224 36.48% 2,061 61.43% 70 2.09% -837 -24.95% 3,355 Vanderburgh 39,423 50.60% 37,512 48.15% 978 1.26% 1,911 2.45% 77,913 Vermillion 4,003 56.10% 3,010 42.19% 122 1.71% 993 13.91% 7,135 Vigo 25,040 57.06% 18,121 41.29% 723 1.65% 6,919 15.77% 43,884 Wabash 5,456 39.27% 8,238 59.30% 198 1.43% -2,782 -20.03% 13,892 Warren 1,755 43.90% 2,166 54.18% 77 1.93% -411 -10.28% 3,998 Warrick 12,329 42.93% 16,013 55.75% 379 1.32% -3,684 -12.82% 28,721 Washington 4,562 40.19% 6,519 57.43% 271 2.38% -1,957 -17.24% 11,352 Wayne 13,459 46.99% 14,558 50.83% 624 2.18% -1,099 -3.84% 28,641 Wells 4,403 33.64% 8,504 64.98% 181 1.38% -4,101 -31.34% 13,088 White 4,839 44.78% 5,731 53.04% 235 2.17% -892 -8.26% 10,805 Whitley 5,862 38.55% 9,124 59.99% 222 1.46% -3,262 -21.44% 15,208Totals1,374,03949.84%1,345,64848.81%36,9711.34%28,3911.03%2,756,658 right 300px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Gain from Republican Republican #f48882 Hold Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Delaware (largest city: Muncie) Madison (largest city: Anderson) Perry (largest city: Tell City) Porter (largest city: Portage) Spencer (largest city: Santa Claus) Starke (largest city: Knox) St Joseph (largest city: South Bend) Tippecanoe (largest city: Lafayette) Vanderburgh (largest city: Evansville) Vermillion (largest city: Clinton) Vigo (largest city: Terre Haute) By congressional district Although Barack Obama narrowly won the state and its 11 electoral votes, John McCain carried six of nine congressional districts in Indiana, including two held by Democrats.indiana https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qTfXXW9bEhTfjgcCX6MJfCAehHcRUCLz5o2sGm86GWM/edit?gid=0&usp=embed_facebook 2026-07-20 Google Docs en-US District McCain Obama RepresentativeIndiana 1 1st 37.38% 61.76%Pete ViscloskyIndiana 2 2nd 44.72% 54.10%Joe DonnellyIndiana 3 3rd 56.22% 42.84%Mark SouderIndiana 4 4th 55.92% 43.01%Steve BuyerIndiana 5 5th 58.84% 40.24%Dan BurtonIndiana 6 6th 52.46% 46.18%Mike PenceIndiana 7 7th 28.35% 70.89%André CarsonIndiana 8 8th 51.32% 47.42%Brad EllsworthIndiana 9 9th 50.26% 48.50%Baron Hill Electors List of 2008 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Indiana cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Indiana is allocated 11 electors because it has 9 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 11 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins a plurality of votes in the state is awarded all 11 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them.http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm Electoral College 2008-11-01 California Secretary of State dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081030041546/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm October 30, 2008 An elector who votes for someone other than their candidate is known as a faithless elector. The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2008, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols. The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 11 were pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden:http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/voters/electors_new.html Electoral College Information Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita 2008-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080730215308/http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/voters/electors_new.html 2008-07-30 dead Jeffrey L. Chidester Butch Morgan Michelle Boxell Charlotte Martin Jerry J. Lux Connie Southworth Alan P. Hogan Myrna E. Brown Clarence Benjamin Leatherbury Daniel J. Parker Cordelia Lewis Burks See also United States presidential elections in Indiana Notes References Indiana President 2008