Indiana is a rather conservative place. The Democrats here aren't even particularly progressive, for the most part (in fact, my congressional district, in 2016, nominated a Democrat who was a Trump supporter).
When Republicans aren't far-right enough for the base, Republicans will just bolt Libertarian, which is how Donald Rainwater got over 11% in the 2020 gubernatorial race we had.
Definitely an interesting state, and I have been consistently impressed with the Indiana Libertarian Party, but as a leftist, it's definitely not a state I have much interest in living in long-term.
Surprisingly, the maps show that your state is more left-wing than Florida overall.
That is surprising. Wouldn't have guessed it, and recent elections here don't show that (or at least, if they do, I'm not seeing it), but I have always thought there was a potential for more leftist ideologies to do well here. Bernie Sanders did win the Indiana Democratic Primary in 2016, for instance, which was encouraging.
