A new statewide poll shows Hoosier voters overwhelmingly oppose redrawing Indiana’s Congressional districts in 2025—less than five years after the most recent redistricting—and instead want lawmakers to focus on reforms that make elections fairer and more competitive.

The survey, conducted by North Star Opinion Research, found that a majority of Indiana voters (53%) oppose the legislature’s current redistricting proposal, which would likely make Indiana’s two Democratic-held congressional districts more competitive for Republicans. Only 34% support the idea. That opposition is consistent across the state; in the Indianapolis media market, 55% oppose redistricting and 32% support, while 51.3% outside the Indianapolis media market oppose it, with 35% supporting.

“Voters are frustrated with how things are working in Indiana,” said Dan Judy, Vice President of North Star Opinion Research, a national public opinion firm based in Alexandria, Virginia that conducted the survey. “Our polling clearly shows that voters in Indiana do not believe redistricting is the right thing to do at this moment. Moreover, they want to see changes to the electoral system that give them better options and opportunities moving forward.”

Beyond redistricting, the poll highlights strong bipartisan support for reforming two long-standing election practices that disadvantage independent candidates—and independent voters.

Nearly two-thirds of voters (67%) say it is unfair that independent candidates for Congress must collect roughly 4,000 signatures to appear on the ballot, while Republican and Democratic candidates face no such requirement. The view cuts across party lines, with Republicans agreeing by a 56–34 margin, independents by 76–20, and Democrats by 71–27.

Likewise, voters say Indiana’s straight-ticket voting—which allows voters to select every candidate from one party with a single mark—is a “bad thing” by more than two-to-one (62% to 26%). That view is shared across party lines, with Republicans opposing straight-ticket voting by a 49–36 margin, independents by 72–19, and Democrats by 62–30. Indiana is one of only six states that still allows straight-ticket voting.

“The data is clear: Hoosier voters don’t want politicians redrawing our Congressional maps in mid-stream to give one party an advantage,” said Nathan Gotsch, executive director of Independent Indiana, which commissioned the poll. “What they do want is a fair system—one that ends straight-ticket voting and holds independent, Republican, and Democratic candidates to the same standards.”

The survey of 604 registered voters was conducted October 4–7, 2025. Respondents were drawn from a list of registered voters provided by i360, with 7% reached by a live interviewer on a landline, 64% reached by a live interviewer on a cell phone, and 29% reached by text-to-web on a cell phone. Calling quotas were set by county, gender, race, age, and education level to reflect current voter registration in Indiana.

The poll has a margin of error of ±3.99%.

Gotsch said the results show that Hoosiers are increasingly frustrated with a political system that limits competition.

“Whether they identify as Republicans, Democrats, or independents, Indiana voters want an even playing field in our elections,” he said. “The current push for mid-decade redistricting is the opposite of that.”