Indiana

Congressional Races
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Population (1994): 5,752,000; (up 3.8% from 1990), 2.2% of U.S.

Voting-age pop.: 4,298,000;

1994 turnout: 36%

Median age: 32.8 years

Median household income: $27,858 ($4,406 below U.S. median)

Unemployment: 4.2% (1.4% below U.S. average, March 1996)

Last presidential election:

Clinton (D): 37%

Bush (R): 43%

Perot (I): 20%

Congressional delegation: Eight Republicans, four Democrats

Indiana is home to big-time sports and all-pro conservatives. Hoosiers rate a balanced budget and lower federal taxes as their priority political issues, and though four of their 10 House members are Democrats, none is considered a liberal. The last time they voted for a Democratic President was 1964--Lyndon Johnson. [an error occurred while processing this directive]

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