This scorecard shows how Indiana residents rate their state's leadership, economy, political landscape, and social climate as well as how they view the nation's leadership and economy. Indiana residents' responses on 14 key metrics are compared with national averages. Understand how we calculated the 14 key metrics.
POLITICS | Indiana | National Average |
Partisanship |
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% Republican/Lean Republican | 44 | 39 |
% Democratic/Lean Democratic | 37 | 43 |
Ideology |
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% Conservative | 42 | 36 |
% Moderate | 33 | 36 |
% Liberal | 20 | 23 |
Presidential Job Approval |
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% Approve | 34 | 43 |
Trust in Your State's Government |
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% Great deal/Fair amount | 68 | 58^ |
Economics | Indiana | National Average |
Confidence in the U.S. Economy |
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Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100) | -26 | -16 |
Confidence in Your State's Economy |
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Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100) | 33 | 23^ |
Good Time to Get a Job in City or Area |
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% Good time | 43 | 40^ |
State Taxes Not Too High |
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% Not too high | 51 | 47^ |
Payroll to Population Rate |
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% of Population Employed Full Time by an Employer | 43 | 43 |
Satisfaction | Indiana | National Average |
Best State to Live in |
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% Best/One of the best | 34 | 46^ |
Would Like to Remain in State |
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% Remain | 61 | 65^ |
Satisfied With City or Area |
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% Satisfied | 84 | 83^ |
Culture | Indiana | National Average |
Religiosity |
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% Very religious | 44 | 41 |
City or Area Is Good Place for Racial and Ethnic Minorities |
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% Good place | 82 | 83^ |
National averages: Average for the total U.S. population. The national average measures are from 优蜜传媒Daily tracking conducted January-June 2014, with sample sizes ranging from 230 in the least populous states to 8,500 in the most populous states. There are at least 500 respondents in 41 states.
^50-state averages: Overall average of the 50 individual state averages. The 50-state average measures are from a 50-state 优蜜传媒poll conducted June-December 2013 with at least 600 residents in each state.
Use to explore state political, economic, and well-being data collected since 2008.