RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 04: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena on November 04, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Indiana was among the first states on the board for President Donald Trump in the presidential race Tuesday night.
Early results have him leading 61% to 38% against Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Associated Press.
Trump’s margin in the Hoosier state grew in his third presidential contest. In 2016 he won Indiana with 57% of the vote compared to 38% for Hillary Clinton, a margin of 19 percentage points. In 2020, that margin dropped to 16 percentage points, winning 57% of the vote compared to Joe Biden at 41%.
Because of how reliably-red Indiana is politically, the presidential campaigns largely skipped the state. Harris appeared at one event in Indianapolis only days after Biden dropped out of the race. The event, though, was previously scheduled as an official visit by the vice president.
GOP Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance went to Fort Wayne but only for a private fundraiser. Trump did not visit Indiana though he did a late tele-call with Hoosiers supporting Mike Braun for governor.