REPRESENTATIONAL BIAS IN
INDIANA
STATE’S ADULT CITIZEN POPULATION VS. STATE’S UNREGISTERED POPULATION, 2014
COMPOSITION OF THE STATE ELECTORATE: 2014 MID-TERM ELECTION Demographic Category
Comparison Groups White
RACE
AGE GROUP
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
EDUCATION
MARITAL STATUS DISABILITY TIME AT PRESENT RESIDENCE
% of Adult % of Voters Citizens 86.13% 88.93%
Black
8.07%
8.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.81%
0.00%
Latino
3.84%
2.12%
Native American
0.51%
0.00%
Two or More Races
0.64%
0.22%
Under 30 years old
19.45%
8.71%
30 to 64 years old
61.72%
62.25%
65 years old and over
18.82%
29.04%
Less than $25,000
21.07%
12.52%
$25000 to $50,000
28.29%
28.93%
$50,000 to $75,000
17.75%
19.90%
$75,000 to $100,000
17.25%
17.56%
More than $100,000
15.65%
21.09%
Less than High School Graduate
10.47%
4.07%
High School Graduate
35.25%
30.36%
Some College Experience
29.32%
30.46%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
24.96%
35.12%
Married
55.80%
67.70%
Not Married
44.20%
32.30%
Disability Reported
12.81%
10.85%
No Disability Reported
87.19%
89.19%
Less than 1 year
13.57%
4.67%
1 to 4 years
24.80%
19.21%
5 year or longer
61.63%
76.11%
COMPOSITION OF THE STATE ELECTORATE: 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Demographic Category
Comparison Groups White
RACE
AGE GROUP
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
EDUCATION
MARITAL STATUS DISABILITY TIME AT PRESENT RESIDENCE
NONWHITE 19.3% WHITE 86.1%
RACE
POPULATION
INCOME
LESS THAN $50K 49.4%
MORE THAN $50K 50.6%
WHITE 80.7%
UNREGISTERED
LESS THAN $50K 60.9%
MORE THAN $50K 39.1%
% of Adult % of Voters Citizens 87.86% 87.82%
Black
8.15%
9.40%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.81%
0.59%
Latino
2.50%
1.74%
Native American
0.21%
0.00%
Two or More Races
0.46%
0.45%
Under 30 years old
19.88%
13.77%
30 to 64 years old
62.51%
64.46%
65 years old and over
17.60%
21.77%
Less than $25,000
20.81%
14.26%
$25000 to $50,000
27.58%
26.82%
$50,000 to $75,000
21.99%
22.23%
$75,000 to $100,000
13.91%
16.18%
More than $100,000
15.71%
20.51%
Less than High School Graduate
NONWHITE 13.9%
9.37%
4.22%
High School Graduate
37.54%
31.99%
Some College Experience
28.22%
29.97%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
24.87%
33.82%
Married
57.36%
66.68%
Not Married
42.64%
33.32%
Disability Reported
12.26%
11.32%
No Disability Reported
87.74%
88.68%
Less than 1 year
11.74%
6.73%
1 to 4 years
25.43%
21.55%
5 year or longer
62.83%
71.72%
POPULATION
UNDER 30 19.5%
AGE
30 OR OVER 80.5%
POPULATION
UNREGISTERED
UNDER 30 26.7% 30 OR OVER 73.3%
UNREGISTERED
FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE REPRESENTATIONAL BIAS IN THE 2014 ELECTORATE AVAILABLE AT WWW.PROJECTVOTE.ORG
