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LaPorte County, IN


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Designated Market Area: Chicago, IL-IN
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 111,348   ( 1,072 from 2020)
Land area: 598.3 square miles
Population density: 186.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:86,227 77.44% 2.1%
Black:12,25711.01% 4.1%
Indian:2970.27% 3.8%
Asian:7390.66% 6.9%
2+ races:2,8222.53% 9.1%
Hispanic:9,0068.09% 12.9%
Total non-White:25,12122.56% 3.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,755 10.6
Deaths:5,83913.0
Net Migration: -230-0.5
Net Immigration: 2230.5
Change in White population:-1,880 -1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:808 0.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for LaPorte County, IN

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +729 R +3,149 R + 7.0%
D -2,420
2024 vs. 2016 R +4,039 R +3,830 R + 7.6%
D +209
2020 vs. 2016 R +3,310 R +681 R + 0.6%
D +2,629
2024 vs. 2012 R +8,111 R +12,211 R + 27.2%
D -4,100
2016 vs. 2008 R +4,769 R +13,229 R + 29.2%
D -8,460
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 54% Donald Trump (R) 26,726 56.1% Kamala Harris (D) 20,007 42.0% 914 [+] 1.9% 47,647 -3 6 1.62%
2020 56% Donald Trump* (R) 25,997 52.5% Joe Biden (D) 22,427 45.3% 1,059 [+] 2.1% 49,483 -4 6 1.63%
2016 52% Donald Trump (R) 22,687 49.7% Hillary Clinton (D) 19,798 43.4% 3,124 [+] 6.8% 45,609 -7 4 1.65%
2012 51% Barack Obama* (D) 24,107 55.2% Mitt Romney (R) 18,615 42.6% 959 [+] 2.2% 43,681 -11 -5 1.66%
2008 55% Barack Obama (D) 28,258 60.1% John McCain (R) 17,918 38.1% 842 [+] 1.8% 47,018 -11 -7 1.71%
2004 51% John Kerry (D) 21,114 49.6% George W. Bush* (R) 20,916 49.1% 576 [+] 1.4% 42,606 -11 -2 1.73%
2000 48% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 19,736 49.7% George W. Bush (R) 18,994 47.8% 1,017 [+] 2.6% 39,747 -9 0 1.81%
1996 48% Bill Clinton* (D) 19,879 50.5% Robert Dole (R) 14,106 35.8% 5,392 [+] 13.7% 39,377 -11 -5 1.84%
1992 53% Bill Clinton (D) 17,717 41.7% George Bush* (R) 14,962 35.2% 9,784 [+] 23.0% 42,463 -8 -2 1.84%
1988 48% George Bush (R) 20,537 53.6% Michael Dukakis (D) 17,585 45.9% 163 [+] 0.4% 38,285 -6 0 1.77%
1984 51% Ronald Reagan* (R) 23,346 59.0% Walter Mondale (D) 15,904 40.2% 317 0.8% 39,567 -3 0 1.77%
1980 53% Ronald Reagan (R) 22,424 55.3% Jimmy Carter* (D) 15,387 38.0% 2,727 [+] 6.7% 40,538 -1 5 1.81%
1976 57% Gerald Ford* (R) 21,989 54.1% Jimmy Carter (D) 18,217 44.8% 449 [+] 1.1% 40,655 1 6 1.83%
1972 57% Richard Nixon* (R) 26,243 66.0% George McGovern (D) 13,222 33.2% 311 [+] 0.8% 39,776 0 5 1.87%
1968 66% Richard Nixon (R) 20,295 49.8% Hubert Humphrey (D) 15,780 38.7% 4,708 [+] 11.5% 40,783 -1 6 1.92%
1964 65% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 22,220 57.6% Barry Goldwater (R) 16,270 42.2% 104 0.3% 38,594 -1 4 1.85%
1960 76% Richard Nixon (R) 22,738 52.7% John Kennedy (D) 20,317 47.1% 85 0.2% 43,140 -2 3 2.02%
1956 70% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 24,622 62.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 14,417 36.8% 103 0.3% 39,142 3 6 1.98%
1952 73% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 22,576 59.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 15,011 39.8% 146 0.4% 37,733 2 5 1.93%
1948 62% Thomas Dewey (R) 15,661 52.4% Harry Truman* (D) 13,923 46.6% 275 [+] 0.9% 29,859 3 7 1.80%
1944 69% Thomas Dewey (R) 16,543 54.1% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,896 45.5% 129 0.4% 30,568 2 8 1.83%
1940 72% Wendell Willkie (R) 15,771 53.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,732 46.4% 90 0.3% 29,593 3 8 1.66%
1936 72% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,359 56.1% Alf Landon (R) 11,722 42.8% 311 [+] 1.1% 27,392 1 6 1.66%
1932 69% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 14,890 57.3% Herbert Hoover* (R) 10,739 41.3% 366 [+] 1.4% 25,995 -2 2 1.65%
1928 68% Herbert Hoover (R) 14,763 61.3% Al Smith (D) 9,254 38.4% 58 [+] 0.2% 24,075 2 3 1.69%
1924 58% Calvin Coolidge (R) 11,597 61.2% John Davis (D) 5,214 27.5% 2,132 [+] 11.3% 18,943 6 7 1.49%
1920 57% Warren Harding (R) 11,204 65.0% James Cox (D) 5,459 31.7% 575 [+] 3.3% 17,238 10 5 1.36%
1916 40% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 5,726 50.3% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 5,276 46.3% 385 [+] 3.4% 11,387 3 4 1.58%
1912 40% Woodrow Wilson (D) 4,847 44.6% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,749 25.3% 3,266 [+] 30.1% 10,862 2 2 1.66%
1908 48% William Taft (R) 5,824 49.5% William J. Bryan (D) 5,680 48.3% 256 [+] 2.2% 11,760 1 -2 1.63%
1904 47% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 5,952 55.7% Alton Parker (D) 4,472 41.8% 265 [+] 2.5% 10,689 2 -1 1.57%
1900 46% William McKinley* (R) 4,809 49.5% William J. Bryan (D) 4,783 49.3% 119 [+] 1.2% 9,711 -1 -2 1.46%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for LaPorte County, IN

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 51% Jim Banks (R) 24,752 55.3% Valerie McCray (D) 18,828 42.1% 1,146 [+] 2.6% 44,726 -3 1.58%
2024 G 51% Mike Braun (R) 23,534 52.1% Jennifer McCormick (D) 19,850 43.9% 1,785 [+] 4.0% 45,169 -2 1.57%
2022 S3 36% Todd Young (R) 17,279 54.1% Thomas McDermott (D) 13,920 43.6% 763 [+] 2.4% 31,962 -5 1.72%
2020 G 55% Eric Holcomb* (R) 26,129 53.7% Woody Myers (D) 18,133 37.3% 4,356 [+] 9.0% 48,618 -3 1.61%
2018 S1 43% Joe Donnelly* (D) 20,014 53.7% Mike Braun (R) 16,008 43.0% 1,225 [+] 3.3% 37,247 -8 1.63%
2016 S3 52% Evan Bayh (D) 22,401 49.9% Todd Young (R) 19,733 43.9% 2,766 [+] 6.2% 44,900 -8 1.64%
2016 G 51% John Gregg (D) 24,139 54.5% Eric Holcomb (R) 18,465 41.7% 1,668 [+] 3.8% 44,272 -10 1.63%
2012 S1 49% Joe Donnelly (D) 26,764 62.8% Richard Mourdock (R) 14,033 32.9% 1,830 [+] 4.3% 42,627 -11 1.66%
2012 G 49% John Gregg (D) 24,190 57.6% Mike Pence (R) 16,164 38.5% 1,655 [+] 3.9% 42,009 -11 1.63%
2010 S3 33% Brad Ellsworth (D) 13,627 47.4% Dan Coats (R) 13,597 47.3% 1,528 [+] 5.3% 28,752 -7 1.65%
2008 G 53% Jill Long (D) 28,922 63.3% Mitch Daniels* (R) 15,495 33.9% 1,241 [+] 2.7% 45,658 -24 1.69%
2006 S1 28% Richard Lugar* (R) 18,967 79.9% Steven Osborn (Libertarian) 4,773 20.1% 0 0.0% 23,740 -7 1.77%
2004 S3 49% Evan Bayh* (D) 28,826 69.7% Marvin Scott (R) 11,685 28.3% 840 [+] 2.0% 41,351 -9 1.70%
2004 G 50% Joe Kernan* (D) 25,049 59.4% Mitch Daniels (R) 16,234 38.5% 881 [+] 2.1% 42,164 -15 1.72%
2000 S1 45% Richard Lugar* (R) 22,589 60.4% David Johnson (D) 13,864 37.1% 955 [+] 2.6% 37,408 -6 1.74%
2000 G 47% Frank O'Bannon* (D) 25,816 65.5% David McIntosh (R) 13,026 33.1% 563 [+] 1.4% 39,405 -9 1.81%
1998 S3 37% Evan Bayh (D) 21,495 71.2% Paul Helmke (R) 8,304 27.5% 386 [+] 1.3% 30,185 -7 1.90%
1996 G 48% Frank O'Bannon (D) 23,279 59.7% Steve Goldsmith (R) 15,042 38.6% 657 [+] 1.7% 38,978 -8 1.85%
1994 S1 37% Richard Lugar* (R) 19,357 65.3% Jim Jontz (D) 9,479 32.0% 814 [+] 2.7% 29,650 -2 1.92%
1992 S3 51% Dan Coats* (R) 20,525 49.5% Joseph Hogsett (D) 20,082 48.5% 831 [+] 2.0% 41,438 -8 1.87%
1992 G 51% Evan Bayh* (D) 26,963 65.5% Linley Pearson (R) 13,547 32.9% 682 [+] 1.7% 41,192 -4 1.85%
1990 S3 35% Dan Coats (R) 14,618 52.2% Baron Hill (D) 13,351 47.7% 22 [+] 0.1% 27,991 -1 1.86%
1988 S1 47% Richard Lugar* (R) 24,657 65.6% Jack Wickes (D) 12,904 34.4% 0 0.0% 37,561 -2 1.79%
1988 G 48% Evan Bayh (D) 24,048 63.0% John Mutz (R) 14,129 37.0% 0 0.0% 38,177 -10 1.78%
1986 S3 36% Dan Quayle* (R) 17,029 60.0% Jill Long (D) 11,020 38.9% 315 [+] 1.1% 28,364 -1 1.84%
1984 G 51% Wayne Townsend (D) 21,052 52.8% Robert Orr* (R) 18,327 46.0% 464 [+] 1.2% 39,843 -6 1.81%
1982 S1 42% Richard Lugar* (R) 16,951 52.6% Floyd Fithian (D) 14,977 46.5% 304 [+] 0.9% 32,232 -1 1.77%
1980 S3 52% Dan Quayle (R) 21,437 54.0% Birch Bayh* (D) 18,278 46.0% 0 0.0% 39,715 0 1.81%
1980 G 52% Robert Orr (R) 23,707 60.1% John Hillenbrand (D) 15,445 39.1% 299 [+] 0.8% 39,451 2 1.81%
1976 S1 56% Richard Lugar (R) 23,362 58.6% Vance Hartke* (D) 16,161 40.5% 351 [+] 0.9% 39,874 0 1.84%
1976 G 56% Otis Bowen* (R) 22,919 57.5% Larry Conrad (D) 16,686 41.8% 284 [+] 0.7% 39,889 1 1.83%
1974 S3 41% Birch Bayh* (D) 14,208 49.2% Richard Lugar (R) 13,850 47.9% 848 [+] 2.9% 28,906 1 1.65%
1972 G 57% Otis Bowen (R) 22,711 57.3% Matthew Welsh (D) 16,680 42.1% 237 [+] 0.6% 39,628 1 1.87%
1970 S1 49% Richard Roudebush (R) 15,666 50.2% Vance Hartke* (D) 15,533 49.8% 0 0.0% 31,199 0 1.80%
1968 S3 63% Birch Bayh* (D) 20,044 51.4% William Ruckelshaus (R) 18,921 48.5% 69 [+] 0.2% 39,034 0 1.90%
1968 G 64% Edgar Whitcomb (R) 20,380 52.2% Robert Rock (D) 18,631 47.7% 31 [+] 0.1% 39,042 -1 1.91%
1964 S1 63% Vance Hartke* (D) 21,242 57.0% Russell Bontrager (R) 15,763 42.3% 238 [+] 0.6% 37,243 -3 1.79%
1964 G 64% Roger Branigin (D) 21,223 56.6% Richard Ristine (R) 16,174 43.1% 122 [+] 0.3% 37,519 0 1.81%
1962 S3 59% Birch Bayh (D) 17,183 50.8% Homer Capehart* (R) 16,666 49.2% 0 0.0% 33,849 0 1.88%
1960 G 76% Matthew Welsh (D) 22,018 51.2% Crawford Parker (R) 20,915 48.6% 72 [+] 0.2% 43,005 -1 2.02%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for LaPorte County, IN

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 IN01Frank Mrvan* (D) 15,774 49.6% Randy Niemeyer (R) 15,220 47.9% 799 2.5% 31,793
2024-11-05 IN02Rudy Yakym* (R) 9,107 64.0% Lori Camp (D) 4,609 32.4% 509 3.6% 14,225
County Total for 2024-11-05:   46,018
2022-11-08 IN01Jennifer-Ruth Green (R) 11,168 51.0% Frank Mrvan* (D) 10,726 49.0% 0 0.0% 21,894
2022-11-08 IN02Rudy Yakym (R) 6,279 63.6% Paul Steury (D) 3,220 32.6% 378 3.8% 9,877
County Total for 2022-11-08:   31,771
2020-11-03 IN01Frank Mrvan (D) 12,637 51.7% Mark Leyva (R) 10,684 43.7% 1,125 4.6% 24,446
2020-11-03 IN02Jackie Walorski* (R) 14,203 60.0% Patricia Hackett (D) 9,482 40.0% 0 0.0% 23,685
County Total for 2020-11-03:   48,131
2018-11-06 IN01Pete Visclosky* (D) 11,975 63.0% Mark Leyva (R) 7,042 37.0% 2 0.0% 19,019
2018-11-06 IN02Jackie Walorski* (R) 9,070 50.6% Mel Hall (D) 8,847 49.3% 15 0.1% 17,932
County Total for 2018-11-06:   36,951
2016-11-08 IN01Pete Visclosky* (D) 15,075 78.4% Donna Dunn (Libertarian) 4,158 21.6% 1 0.0% 19,234
2016-11-08 IN02Jackie Walorski* (R) 12,194 56.4% Lynn Coleman (D) 8,256 38.2% 1,160 5.4% 21,610
County Total for 2016-11-08:   40,844
2014-11-04 IN01Pete Visclosky* (D) 7,042 60.0% Mark Leyva (R) 4,116 35.1% 579 4.9% 11,737
2014-11-04 IN02Jackie Walorski* (R) 6,435 53.5% Joe Bock (D) 5,091 42.3% 512 4.3% 12,038
County Total for 2014-11-04:   23,775
2012-11-06 IN01Pete Visclosky* (D) 14,636 66.5% Joel Phelps (R) 7,362 33.5% 0 0.0% 21,998
2012-11-06 IN02Brendan Mullen (D) 10,794 52.4% Jackie Walorski (R) 8,781 42.7% 1,011 4.9% 20,586
County Total for 2012-11-06:   42,584
2010-11-02 IN02Joe Donnelly* (D) 15,709 54.2% Jackie Walorski (R) 11,552 39.9% 1,726 6.0% 28,987
County Total for 2010-11-02:   28,987
2008-11-04 IN02Joe Donnelly* (D) 32,991 72.0% Luke Puckett (R) 11,250 24.5% 1,608 3.5% 45,849
County Total for 2008-11-04:   45,849
2006-11-07 IN02Joe Donnelly (D) 18,340 61.1% Chris Chocola* (R) 11,697 38.9% 0 0.0% 30,037
County Total for 2006-11-07:   30,037
2004-11-02 IN02Joe Donnelly (D) 21,693 51.3% Chris Chocola* (R) 19,641 46.5% 931 2.2% 42,265
County Total for 2004-11-02:   42,265
2002-11-05 IN02Jill Long (D) 15,238 50.4% Chris Chocola (R) 13,059 43.2% 1,948 6.4% 30,245
County Total for 2002-11-05:   30,245
2000-11-07 IN03Tim Roemer* (D) 23,548 59.3% Chris Chocola (R) 15,517 39.1% 614 1.5% 39,679
County Total for 2000-11-07:   39,679
1998-11-03 IN03Tim Roemer* (D) 20,862 69.0% Daniel Holtz (R) 9,374 31.0% 0 0.0% 30,236
County Total for 1998-11-03:   30,236
1996-11-05 IN03Tim Roemer* (D) 26,070 66.7% Joe Zakas (R) 12,403 31.7% 606 1.6% 39,079
County Total for 1996-11-05:   39,079
1994-11-08 IN03Tim Roemer* (D) 18,476 62.0% Rich Burkett (R) 11,315 38.0% 3 0.0% 29,794
County Total for 1994-11-08:   29,794
1992-11-03 IN03Tim Roemer* (D) 26,634 63.9% Carl Baxmeyer (R) 15,035 36.1% 0 0.0% 41,669
County Total for 1992-11-03:   41,669
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for LaPorte County, IN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in LaPorte County, IN were estimated to be 23% Republican and 32% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 78,924 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 78,924 100.0% n/a n/a 90%
2022 79,451 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 79,451 100.0% n/a n/a 91%
2020 79,763 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 79,763 100.0% n/a n/a 91%
2018 77,118 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 77,118 100.0% n/a n/a 88%
2016 83,837 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 83,837 100.0% n/a n/a 96%
2014 80,478 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 80,478 100.0% n/a n/a 93%
2012 80,066 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 80,066 100.0% n/a n/a 93%
2010 76,963 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 76,963 100.0% n/a n/a 89%
2008 80,276 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 80,276 100.0% n/a n/a 94%
2006 77,841 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 77,841 100.0% n/a n/a 92%
2004 79,335 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 79,335 100.0% n/a n/a 94%
2002 67,872 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 67,872 100.0% n/a n/a 81%
2000 95,604 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 95,604 100.0% n/a n/a 115%
1994 52,806 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 52,806 100.0% n/a n/a 65%
1986 50,725 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 50,725 100.0% n/a n/a 65%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.