Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Vanderburgh County, Indiana voter information: how to register, check your status, see your sample ballot and contact your local election office. Home to about 180,000 people, Vanderburgh County ranks 9th in population among Indiana's 92 counties. In Indiana, the county clerk of the circuit court and the county voter registration office run elections.
Next Election
May 2, 2028
Voter Portal
Register Online
What's On My Ballot?
ID Requirements
Absentee / Early Voting
Registration Deadline
Register at least 29 days before an election.
Why Voting Matters
In Vanderburgh County, the people who show up to vote decide who represents everyone. The next election for Vanderburgh County voters is Indiana's primary election on May 2, 2028; local elections can come sooner, so check your local election office. With health care and manufacturing among the county's biggest employers, issues like health care costs are decided by the officials voters choose.
Vanderburgh County voters cast about 73,800 ballots for president in 2024, down about 5% from 77,700 in 2020. Compared with the county's roughly 143,000 adult residents, that works out to about 52%, close to the statewide rate of about 54%.
Put another way, about 69,500 adults in Vanderburgh County sat that election out. Not all of them can vote, but if even 5% of them did, that would be roughly 3,480 more ballots, often more than the margin in races for local councils, school boards, the legislature or Congress.
Vanderburgh County covers about 234 square miles, with roughly 772 residents per square mile. The county is home to about 2.6% of Indiana's population.
ZIP codes in or partly in Vanderburgh County include 47612, 47613, 47618, 47633, 47638, 47639, 47701 and 47702, plus 29 more. Take two minutes to confirm your registration, preview your ballot with the links on this page, and decide when and how you will vote. Bring a neighbor along.
Voter Assistance Resources
Questions about voting in Vanderburgh County? In Indiana, the county clerk of the circuit court and the county voter registration office run elections. For registration, polling places, early voting and absentee ballots, contact the Vanderburgh County election office (circuit court clerk and voter registration office).
Statewide directory, IndianaVoters county election office lookup:
https://indianavoters.in.gov/CountyContact/Index
See your sample ballot. IndianaVoters (Who's on my ballot):
https://indianavoters.in.gov/
You can also preview a personalized ballot at Vote411.org.
To ask a question or report a problem at the polls, call or text Election Protection at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683), a free nonpartisan hotline. For help in Spanish call 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682); for Asian languages call 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683).
Voters with disabilities in Vanderburgh County can ask for an accessible voting machine, curbside voting where offered, and help from a person of their choice. If you run into barriers, contact Indiana Disability Rights, Indiana's Protection and Advocacy agency, at (800) 622-4845. VoteRiders (844-338-8743) offers free help with voter ID.
Need a ride? Many local transit agencies and ride services offer free or discounted rides to the polls on Election Day, so check what is available before the next election. See our Indiana voter page for statewide options. Details can change, so confirm with the official election office.
Military and overseas voters can get help from the Federal Voting Assistance Program at 1-800-438-VOTE (8683) or fvap.gov.
Sign up to be an election worker
Election workers (often called poll workers) keep voting running smoothly in Vanderburgh County. Most are paid for their time, get free training, and help their neighbors cast their ballots. You can work a full day, a shorter shift, or help before Election Day. County and municipal election offices recruit and train their own workers, and the EAC's Help America Vote page links to yours. Find out how to sign up:
https://www.eac.gov/help-america-vote
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