Year of entry into union: 1816
Capital: Indianapolis
Total electors: Eleven.
In the 2016 election, they pledged to vote for Republican nominees Donald Trump and Mike Pence.
How Indiana votes: Red. Since 1940, Indiana has voted consistently for the Republican candidate other than on only two occasions — 1964 and 2008.
Demographic breakdown: 84.8 percent White, 9.9 percent African-American and 2.6 percent Asian-American.
Fun fact: Although Indiana is considered to be one of the biggest Republican strongholds, half of Indiana’s governors have been Democrats in the 20th Century.
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