HarrisDemocratic49.4%161,560TrumpRepublican49.0%160,325OtherAll other candidates1.6%5,381
D+0.4- Lead
- 1,235
- Total
- 327,266
- vs nation
- D+1.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic53.4%181,825TrumpRepublican45.0%153,357OtherAll other candidates1.6%5,504
D+8.4- Lead
- 28,468
- Total
- 340,686
- vs nation
- D+3.9
exact aggregate
ClintonDemocratic53.0%165,763TrumpRepublican41.2%128,780OtherAll other candidates5.8%18,189
D+11.8- Lead
- 36,983
- Total
- 312,732
- vs nation
- D+9.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic60.9%186,921RomneyRepublican37.4%114,736OtherAll other candidates1.7%5,239
D+23.5- Lead
- 72,185
- Total
- 306,896
- vs nation
- D+19.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic63.2%200,413McCainRepublican35.6%113,063OtherAll other candidates1.2%3,866
D+27.5- Lead
- 87,350
- Total
- 317,342
- vs nation
- D+20.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic56.7%160,553BushRepublican42.4%120,089OtherAll other candidates0.9%2,473
D+14.3- Lead
- 40,464
- Total
- 283,115
- vs nation
- D+16.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic57.9%151,153BushRepublican40.9%106,731OtherAll other candidates1.2%3,140
D+17.0- Lead
- 44,422
- Total
- 261,024
- vs nation
- D+16.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic56.6%139,652DoleRepublican32.4%79,869OtherAll other candidates11.1%27,285
D+24.2- Lead
- 59,783
- Total
- 246,806
- vs nation
- D+15.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+0.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 753,9072024 5-year
- Population density
- 684 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,102 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $73,9832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28.4 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45.3 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Congressional District 8, PA · twin score 75.7
presidential history
Party record book
Indiana 1st Congressional District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
63.5%
86,010 votes · D+28.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 63.2%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
67.9%
39,075 votes · R+45.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 63.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
200,413votes
63.2% of the vote · D+27.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 186,921 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
160,325votes
49.0% of the vote · D+0.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 159,171 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
+20.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+27.5 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Walter Mondale, 1984 · +20.2 pts
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
+19.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+45.3 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · +14.3 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House elections · 25 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
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.
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+0.4 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 45.3 points in 1920. 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 59% 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.
Political twins — districts
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Congressional District 8
Pennsylvania
75.7twin score
12-yr trendelasticityPolish ancestry≠ Italian ancestry
Congressional District 8
Michigan
74.7twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2008 margin≠ French ancestry
Congressional District 9
Ohio
70.1twin score
12-yr trendcollege share% Asian≠ German ancestry
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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Frequently asked questions
How did Indiana 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Indiana 1st Congressional District voted a near-tie (D+0.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 327,266 votes cast, 161,560 went Democratic and 160,325 went Republican.
When did Indiana 1st Congressional District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Indiana 1st Congressional District voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in Indiana 1st Congressional District?
Indiana 1st Congressional District has a population of 753,907 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Indiana 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in Indiana 1st Congressional District is $73,983 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Indiana 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Indiana 1st Congressional District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.