Presidential Polls Vigo County, Vigo County Has Correctly Picked Potus Since 1952 Streak Could End In 2020 News Indiana Public Media

And a poll released in the final days of.

Election day us history. To find out who will win the white house you likely just need to head to vigo county. Vigo county indiana has voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election for more than 60 years and a poll released just days before the election shows voters are evenly divided. Emerson college conducted a poll in vigo county to see where voters stand.

The western indiana county has backed the eventual white. In fact vigo county is labeled a bellwether county. Residents of vigo county in indiana have something of a gift.

As a bellwether county voters here have had a history of voting in line with the winner. And some places seem to matter more than others when it comes to predicting the outcome of the 2020 election. The county almost always votes in alignment with the winner of the presidency.

Wthi we know eyes are on vigo county when it comes to the presidential election. As americans vote in the us election the first results are coming in from states whose polls have already closed. Terre haute indif americas nerves are on edge because of the presidential election imagine the pressure of living in vigo county.

It shows a dead heat between. With 100 of the precincts reporting trump received 5790 of the votes and biden received 4046. Trump won vigo county by 14 points in 2016 but voters supported president barack obama in 2008 and 2012.

For the past 100 years indianas vigo county has accurately voted for the winning presidential candidate 24 times and has only been wrong twicein 1908 and 1952making it a key bellwether. Its a streak that puts the spotlight on our county every four years. Home to terre haute indiana state university and rose hulman institute of technology voters here have correctly predicted the president in every election since 1888 with just two.

Except for two notable exceptions in 1908 and 1952 every candidate they have voted for since 1888 has gone on to win the presidency. Terre haute voters in vigo county the county known for its bellwether status picked president donald trump unofficial results from the 2020 general election show. Wthi when it comes to presidential elections vigo county is a trendsetter.