Indiana 1st Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +27.0% |
| 2012 | +23.7% |
| 2016 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | +0.4% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | D | 53.4%172,467 | 44.9%145,056 | 322,723 |
| 2022 | 1 | D | 52.8%112,656 | 47.2%100,542 | 213,207 |
| 2020 | 1 | D | 56.6%185,180 | 40.4%132,247 | 326,948 |
| 2018 | 1 | D | 65.1%159,611 | 34.9%85,594 | 245,209 |
| 2016 | 1 | D | 81.5%207,515 | 0.0%0 | 254,583 |
| 2014 | 1 | D | 60.8%86,579 | 35.8%51,000 | 142,293 |
| 2012 | 1 | D | 67.3%187,743 | 32.7%91,291 | 279,034 |
| 2010 | 1 | D | 58.6%99,387 | 38.6%65,558 | 169,707 |
| 2008 | 1 | D | 70.9%199,954 | 27.2%76,647 | 282,022 |
| 2006 | 1 | D | 69.6%104,195 | 26.8%40,146 | 149,607 |
| 2004 | 1 | D | 68.3%178,406 | 31.7%82,858 | 261,264 |
| 2002 | 1 | D | 66.9%90,443 | 31.0%41,909 | 135,111 |
| 2000 | 1 | D | 71.6%148,683 | 27.0%56,200 | 207,790 |
| 1998 | 1 | D | 72.5%92,634 | 26.2%33,503 | 127,754 |
| 1996 | 1 | D | 69.2%133,553 | 29.2%56,418 | 193,113 |
| 1994 | 1 | D | 56.5%68,612 | 43.5%52,920 | 121,532 |
| 1992 | 1 | D | 69.4%147,054 | 30.6%64,770 | 211,824 |
| 1990 | 1 | D | 66.0%68,920 | 34.0%35,450 | 104,370 |
| 1988 | 1 | D | 77.1%138,251 | 22.9%41,076 | 179,327 |
| 1986 | 1 | D | 73.4%86,983 | 25.7%30,395 | 118,441 |
| 1984 | 1 | D | 70.7%147,035 | 28.8%59,986 | 207,964 |
| 1982 | 1 | D | 56.3%87,369 | 43.1%66,921 | 155,096 |
| 1980 | 1 | D | 72.0%112,016 | 28.0%43,537 | 155,553 |
| 1978 | 1 | D | 80.3%72,367 | 19.3%17,419 | 90,170 |
| 1976 | 1 | D | 71.3%121,155 | 28.7%48,756 | 169,911 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 38.8%1,097,061 | 58.6%1,659,416 | 2,829,897 |
| 2022 | R | 37.9%704,411 | 58.6%1,090,165 | 1,859,851 |
| 2018 | R | 44.8%1,023,553 | 50.7%1,158,000 | 2,282,495 |
| 2016 | R | 42.4%1,158,947 | 52.1%1,423,991 | 2,732,419 |
| 2012 | D | 50.0%1,281,181 | 44.3%1,133,621 | 2,560,084 |
| 2010 | R | 40.0%697,775 | 54.6%952,116 | 1,744,221 |
| 2006 | R | 0.0%0 | 87.4%1,171,553 | 1,340,373 |
| 2004 | D | 61.6%1,496,976 | 37.2%903,913 | 2,428,233 |
| 2000 | R | 31.9%683,273 | 66.6%1,427,944 | 2,145,209 |
| 1998 | D | 63.7%1,012,244 | 34.8%552,732 | 1,588,617 |
| 1994 | R | 30.5%470,799 | 67.4%1,039,625 | 1,543,568 |
| 1992 | R | 40.7%900,148 | 57.3%1,267,972 | 2,211,327 |
| 1990 | R | 46.4%696,639 | 53.6%806,048 | 1,502,687 |
| 1988 | R | 31.9%668,778 | 68.1%1,430,525 | 2,099,303 |
| 1986 | R | 38.5%595,192 | 60.6%936,143 | 1,545,563 |
| 1982 | R | 45.6%828,400 | 53.8%978,301 | 1,817,287 |
| 1980 | R | 46.2%1,015,962 | 53.8%1,182,414 | 2,198,376 |
| 1976 | R | 40.2%868,522 | 59.0%1,275,833 | 2,161,187 |
Indiana's 1st anchors the state's northwest corner along Lake Michigan, covering Gary and Hammond. Its historic blue-collar industrial identity has steadily compressed Democratic margins, landing at just D+0.8 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.0 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.4 points.
A population of 753,907, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,983 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 8 and Congressional District 8.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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