How Cotton votes, and who speaks for it
In 2024, Trump won 80.7% here to Harris’s 18.3%. Cotton is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Erin Houchin. Mike Braun is governor.
6 people represent Cotton → What stands out about civic life in Cotton
Read from the official results and the seats below. Party is shown as the official record.
How Cotton voted in 2024
Official results for Cotton’s own voters, race by race.
Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%
Indiana: Banks 58.6%, McCray 38.8%
Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Party colors are neutral on purpose.
Who represents Cotton in state government
The governor, and the legislators whose districts cover Cotton.
Election Day is November 3: 32 days away
What Indiana voters decide this November, and how to take part.
- U.S. HouseEvery seat, every two years (now Erin Houchin)
- State legislatureThe 2 seats that cover Cotton are listed below
Plus local offices and questions. Your sample ballot from the town or state has the final list.
- Register or check your registration at vote.gov.
- Ask the town clerk about absentee ballots and early voting.
- Bring the ID your state asks for.
Know where Cotton votes? Add it to the Handbook so neighbors have it on Election Day.
Cotton leaned 43 points further toward Trump than Indiana
The 2024 presidential margin in Cotton, its county and the state, on one scale.
Who represents Cotton in Congress
Two senators for all of Indiana, and one House member for the district.
Cotton and its neighbors
Shaded by how close each town’s 2024 presidential vote was, not by who won. 4 of 5 neighbors had a closer vote. Tap a town to see its page.
Each town’s own official results, closest race first.
Where Cotton’s own decisions get made
Local leaders and public meetings. Most of what shapes daily life (roads, schools, taxes, zoning) is decided here.
We don’t have Cotton’s meeting calendar yet. Know when the select board or council meets? Post it so neighbors can go.
Who chairs the select board or serves as mayor? Neighbors keep this current.
Budget, taxes and staff on Town Hall →Talk it over
Practical, neighborly civic talk in Cotton. Please keep it about issues, not people.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Sources: election results from the MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files); percentages are of votes for candidates. Congressional and state legislative districts: U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts), matched to Cotton by land area. Members of Congress: the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain). Governors and state legislators: Open States. Local officials: Open States and Wikidata. Turnout = votes for president per adult resident (Census), a rough guide, not official turnout.