North Carolina and Indiana's primaries are today. How do they compare?
North Carolina has 8.9 million residents; Indiana, 6.3 million.
North Carolina is 21.7 percent black; Indiana, 8.9 percent.
North Carolina is 48,711 square miles; Indiana, 35,867.
Bush won both states in the 2004 election.
The last time Democratic presidential candidate to win Indiana was Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The last Democrat to win North Carolina was Jimmy Carter in 1976.
North Carolina has 115 delegates up for grabs and Indiana has 72.
North Carolina race fans go to Lowe's Motor Speedway. Indiana's fans go to Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
North Carolina's biggest industry is banking, with the headquarters of Bank of America, Wachovia and BB&T headquartered there. Indiana's industry is health care products and drugs, with the headquarters of Eli Lilly and Co., Anthem and Guidant.
Both states have a rich basketball tradition. Indiana has Larry Bird, Notre Dame, Butler and Purdue. North Carolina has Michael Jordan, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and N.C. State.
Famous Hoosiers include David Letterman, John Mellencamp and Steve McQueen. Famous Tar Heels include Billy Graham, Andy Griffith and Thomas Wolfe.
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