Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN · how this place’s counties split between candidates in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain and there is no roll-up above it. Each cell counts how many of this place’s counties a candidate led — a count of records, not a vote total. Who led the place as a whole is not knowable from these returns, because county rows carry a leader and a lead but no per-candidate votes.
Presidential nominating contests in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, by party and cycle.
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Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
141,096
2018
134,510
2020
143,143
2022
150,720
2024
146,218
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,684 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −10,711 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−25
2012
+282
2013
+3
2014
−608
2015
−412
2016
+317
2017
−1,401
2018
−343
2019
−1,092
2021
−123
2022
−1,218
2023
−1,947
2024
−2,460
2025
−1,684
Tippecanoe County leans Republican in statewide races but has trended more competitive as Purdue's enrollment growth diversifies the local electorate with students, faculty, and research-sector workers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 39.0 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.0 points.
A population of 226,805, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,104 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Muncie, IN and Fort Wayne, IN.
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How did Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 11.0 points (R+11.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,414 votes cast, 36,711 went Democratic and 45,960 went Republican.
When did Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana?
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana has a population of 226,805 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana is $62,104 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.
