Why is Indiana so Republican?

[RINO Tom]

Indiana kind of votes like you would expect most states with its demographics to vote.
-Indiana contains one large city which votes heavily D cancelled out by the heavily Republican Indianapolis suburbs.
-Several Republican leaning small cities and rural areas that outvote  the heavily D NW Indiana Chicago Suburbs/exurbs (Gary) and couple small college towns.

And Indianapolis is actually a fairly moderate to conservative town when you look at the White vote.  Any Democrat trying to win Indiana will need massive minority turnout there.

[RINO Tom]

In 1992 it only voted for Bush because Mr. Potatoe was his running mate.

Citation needed.

[RINO Tom]

In 1992 it only voted for Bush because Mr. Potatoe was his running mate.

Citation needed.

Bush only won it by 6%, so it's not outside the realm of possibility that Clinton could have carried it without Quayle on the GOP ticket.

Regardless that was a fluke because of Perot.

I don't know about Indiana specifically, but nationally, Perot took equally from Bush and Clinton. the idea that Perot cost him the election is still a myth.

He could have taken equally nationally and still cost Bush the election.

[RINO Tom]

- Very conservative suburbs
- Largely rural
- White and Protestant, and of German origin
- Not many college towns
- Low minority population

What would you consider "many" college towns?  You have Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame, Indiana State, Butler, Ball State, etc. all in Indiana.

[RINO Tom]

- Very conservative suburbs
- Largely rural
- White and Protestant, and of German origin
- Not many college towns
- Low minority population

Why is having a large German American community relevant? I’ve heard its early settlement by people from more southern colonies like Virginia has led to IN voting more like a southern state.

Voting Republican is not just analogous with voting like a Southern state, LOL.