Indiana 4th Congressional District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 4th Congressional District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 764,6552024 5-year
Median household income: $80,2672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.8%2024 5-year
Black: 4.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+16 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab

BAIRD, JamesCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: ROKITA, Todd (2017–2019), ROKITA, Todd (2015–2017), ROKITA, Todd (2013–2015), ROKITA, Todd (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

16 counties · 0 D · 16 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−29.4%	114,501	212,732	334,456
2020	R	−29.3%	117,787	218,564	344,306
2016	R	−34.1%	89,140	192,182	301,974
2012	R	−27.3%	95,718	170,025	272,415
2008	R	−12.4%	124,689	160,472	288,883
2004	R	−38.6%	75,242	171,185	248,657
2000	R	−31.7%	70,947	139,570	216,414
1996	R	−22.8%	66,910	114,303	208,075
1992	R	−21.1%	60,053	105,359	215,124
1988	R	−35.9%	63,785	135,520	200,076
1984	R	−41.0%	59,472	142,873	203,655
1980	R	−33.2%	62,907	132,314	209,206
1976	R	−21.0%	79,595	122,393	204,273
1972	R	−45.8%	51,363	138,708	190,863
1968	R	−25.6%	60,014	108,281	188,283
1964	D	+0.9%	95,385	93,723	189,695
1960	R	−25.6%	69,979	118,373	188,984
1956	R	−31.3%	60,458	115,677	176,651
1952	R	−32.1%	59,189	115,594	175,769
1948	R	−14.6%	63,663	85,644	150,751
1944	R	−18.1%	61,257	88,561	150,624
1940	R	−10.9%	73,685	91,807	166,134
1936	D	+2.4%	80,751	76,993	159,309
1932	D	+10.6%	83,549	67,305	153,148
1928	R	−22.3%	53,402	84,223	138,510
1924	R	−17.2%	54,851	78,750	138,960
1920	R	−15.2%	61,535	83,969	147,950
1916	R	−4.7%	37,610	41,437	82,139
1912	D	+16.2%	34,701	22,138	77,774
1908	R	−4.6%	38,760	42,671	84,189
1904	R	−13.7%	34,077	45,465	83,282
1900	R	−5.9%	38,361	43,321	83,850
1896	R	−4.3%	38,695	42,209	81,835
1892	R	−4.2%	32,418	35,491	72,619
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	38.8%	58.6%	2,829,897
2022	R	37.9%	58.6%	1,859,851
2018	R	44.8%	50.7%	2,282,565
2016	R	42.4%	52.1%	2,732,546
2012	D	50.0%	44.3%	2,560,102
2010	R	40.0%	54.6%	1,744,481
2006	R	0.0%	87.4%	1,341,111
2004	D	61.6%	37.2%	2,428,233
2000	R	31.9%	66.6%	2,145,209
1998	D	63.7%	34.8%	1,588,617
1994	R	30.5%	67.4%	1,543,568
1992	R	40.7%	57.3%	2,211,426
1990	R	46.4%	53.6%	1,502,687
1988	R	31.9%	68.1%	2,099,303
1986	R	38.5%	60.6%	1,545,563
1982	R	45.6%	53.8%	1,817,287
1980	R	46.2%	53.8%	2,198,376
1976	R	40.2%	59.0%	2,161,187

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

18.4%

English

11.8%

Irish

10.2%

American

9.7%

Italian

2.3%

Scottish

2.0%

Polish

2.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.5%

65–74

5.0%

6.1%

55–64

6.1%

45–54

5.9%

6.4%

35–44

6.1%

6.4%

25–34

6.1%

6.6%

18–24

5.4%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,267

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$80,267

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.1%

Working age (18–64)10.6%

Seniors (65+)8.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.8%

speak English only

Spanish4.3%

Other Indo-European2.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

14.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.5%

Methodist

4.0%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Baptist

2.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana's 4th district spans the state's rural northwest and west-central corridor, where Republican presidential candidates have carried the district by 30 points or more in recent cycles, reflecting its predominantly small-town and agricultural character.

The Republican margin in Indiana 4th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,267, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 764,655 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Indiana voted Republican by 29.4 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 334,456 votes cast, 114,501 went Democratic and 212,732 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 4, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Indiana as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Indiana?

Congressional District 4, Indiana has a population of 764,655 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Indiana?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Indiana is $80,267 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 4th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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