Indiana

Indiana became the 19th state of the United States on December 11, 1816. Its name is derived from the indigenous people who inhabited the land for thousands of years. After the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and subsequent removals, many Native American tribes were displaced, and the land was largely settled by European-Americans.

Indiana has been a strong Republican state for many years, but it has also been competitive. Since 1940, Indiana has voted for Democratic candidates only twice: once in 1964, when the state supported Lyndon B. Johnson over Barry Goldwater, and again in 2008, when it voted for Barack Obama over John McCain.

In the 2020 U.S. election, then-President Donald Trump won Indiana with approximately 57% of the vote, defeating Joe Biden, who received about 41%. The state has 11 electoral votes.